A financial crisis has led to a rise in the poverty rate in the Kurdistan Region in recent years. According to the latest survey, any individual in the Kurdistan Region with a monthly income of less than 137,000 Iraqi dinars (about $100) falls below the poverty line. Economic experts suggest that the government should address this issue by implementing effective tax and fee policies.
VOA Kurdish: Poverty rate rises in Iraqi Kurdistan
FILE - Boys eat free meals distributed by Namiq Faiq, owner of a charity project in Sulaymaniyah, in Iraqi Kurdistan, March 22, 2019.