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Erbil, Baghdad to meet over budget, revenue disputes The New Region understands that the primary purpose of the visit is to discuss the implementation of the new Iraqi government's agenda regarding the Kurdistan Region's constitutional financial entitlements and resolving long-running disputes over the federal budget and non-oil revenues.