On 5 February 2025, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani chaired a session of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers, with Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani in attendance.

Prime Minister Barzani expressed gratitude to all parties involved in reaching an agreement with the Iraqi Government regarding public sector salaries, the Kurdistan Region’s budget share, and amendment to the Special Budget Law governing the Region's oil export.

The agenda item addressed a report on the framework of the agreement between the KRG Ministry of Finance and the Federal Ministry of Finance concerning public sector salaries and the Region’s financial entitlements.

The Council approved adherence to the employment numbers allocated for the KRG’s public sector in 2025, based on the figures and expenditures presented during the meeting. Additionally, it sanctioned the transfer of pensions management for Peshmerga, military, security forces, as well as the benefits for dependents of martyrs and Anfal victims, to the General Directorate of Pensions at the Ministry of Finance, the sole designated authority overseeing pensions across the region.

Subsequently, the Head of the Department of Information Technology presented a report on the Digital Identity-Based Payroll Management System (PMS) project for the region's employees.

The Council then instructed the Ministry of Natural Resources to maintain coordination with the federal Ministry of Oil, State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO), and oil-producing companies in the region to ensure the swift resumption of Kurdistan Region’s oil exports through SOMO, with the revenue directed to the federal budget.

Finally, the Ministry of Finance and Economy was directed to deposit the Kurdistan Region’s federal budget contribution for January 2025 to the Federal Ministry of Finance.