Shafaq News/ Ministry of Culture announced, Wednesday, that it will begin next Wednesday, the distribution of amounts of the second part of the bonuses of journalists, writers and artists.The head of the Supreme Committee for incentive bonuses Taher Hamoud told  "Shafaq News", "Rafidain bank in Baghdad and branches in the provinces will start from next Wednesday, the second part of the distribution of bonuses to journalists, writers and artists."He did not give more details on the subject, or the deadline for the payment of such bonuses.Iraqi culture had begun distributing the first part of grant on journalists and writers and artists the middle of last month, one million dinars for journalists, and a million and two hundred thousand dinars for writers and artists.

According to statistics issued by the Ministry of Culture, the number covered by the incentive bonuses for 2011 was 19 thousand and 220 journalists and intellectuals and artists.