29 Mar 2024
Saturday 22 July 2017 - 15:58
Story Code : 269276

Iran needs new development vision

Al-Monitor | Bijan Khajehpour: Since the end of the Iran-Iraq War in 1988, Irans development policies and investment plans have been formulated in so-called five-year plans (5YPs), with the first one starting in 1989. Five 5YPs have been completed so far, and Iran started the implementation of the sixth 5YP on March 21. The approval and implementation of this latest plan had been delayed due to disagreements between the government and the parliament disagreements that point to key differences on what political stakeholders understand as a development plan. The objectives of the original plan have previously been discussed byAl-Monitor. This article will concentrate on the diverging views on development planning and what it will mean for the future of economic policymaking in Iran.

One of the main characteristics of the original sixth 5YP bill was the fact that it was relatively short and kept referring to future executive bylaws that would determine the detailed approach. Many conservative lawmakerscriticized the planduring parliament debates, stating that it did not qualify as a development plan and it clashed with the macro policies of the country.

Incidentally, the original plan only defined five priorities, but in the course of the parliamentary debates and the criticism from the Guardian Council, lawmakers ended up adding more articles and eventually defining "35 priorities." Toppriorities in the original billincluded improving water and environment conditions, improving the business climate, reforming local and national governance structures, promoting mining and related industries,tourismand the transit sector. In the amended version, other priorities such as financial sector reforms, promoting pay structures based on social justice, empowering poorer social classes, restructuringpension funds, etc., were also added to the document.

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