Employees' unpaid wages are considered loans to the government.
KRG's employees have received an offer to receive unpaid wages from Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi only if Kurdistan halts the exporting of oil. Due to an impending financial crisis due to the drop in oil prices, Kurdistan Regional Government announced all of their employees will receive a portion of their salaries and therefore all of their unpaid wages are considered loans to the government.
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