Rouhani: Subsidy policy reform coming
Financial Tribune – Rouhani said despite the pressures and tensions, the government and the central bank were able to control currency rates…
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Iran: Subsidy choices take center stage
Financial Tribune – Where oversight mechanisms cannot be enforced by the government, allocating subsidized currency will not help but hinder because “the…
Oil price fall reduces rate of cash subsidies according to law, former official says
Tehran, February 14, The Iran Project – Iran’s law stipulates that the fall of oil price may reduce the rate of cash subsidies paid monthly to…
President Rouhani: 2nd phase of subsidy reform plan to start soon
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that the government will push through the second phase of its sweeping subsidy reforms…
Iran daily: Expert-level nuclear talks in New York in May
Experts from Iran and the 5+1 Powers will meet in New York from May 5-9, ahead of the next high-level negotiations on a…
Health insurance for all by March 2016
Tehran, April 15, IRNA – The government is determined to provide health insurance to all people by March 2016 said Anoushirvan Mohseni…
To save money, Iran ends popular cash payout program
TEHRAN — In a bid to cut spending, the Iranian government has ended a massive cash assistance program and launched a celebrity-driven…
Iran daily: “Serious resolve needed for nuclear agreement”
Speaking at the conclusion of the third round of nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and the 5+1 Powers on Wednesday, Iranian…
Takht-e Ravanchi dismisses subsidiary issues having impacts on nuclear talks
Tehran, April 7, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister for Euro-American Affairs, Majid Takht-e Ravanchi, said on Monday that subsidiary issues have not…
‘Correct implementation of subsidies reform a must’
TEHRAN Mar 15 (Shana): Managing director of Iran’s Fuel Conservation Company (IFCO), Nasrollah Saifi, says the flaws arouse during the implementation of…
Iran daily: Upholding the “Resistance Economy” strength or weakness?
The Iranian regime, amid ongoing nuclear negotiations with the 5+1 Powers, is maintaining its proclamation of strength — the “resistance economy” can overcome…
Iran daily: Supreme Leader to government “Solve the Economy”
Under his slogan “resistance economy”, the Supreme Leader has called on the heads of the three branches of Government to co-operate for a quick…
Iran’s family cash benefits now only aimed at families in need
Iran’s Minister of the Economy has announced the family cash benefits, which so far have been sent to all households to cushion…
Iran parliament backs Rouhani plan for subsidy cuts
Feb 6 (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament has approved politically sensitive plans to slash subsidies on fuel and food, but delayed implementation for…
Iran’s president regrets for food ration problems
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says he regrets any troubles with the distribution of a food ration to the…
Second phase of subsidy reform plan slated for mid-June
TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (MNA) – Iran will start implementing the second phase of the subsidy reform plan on June 22. The Iranian…
Iran Daily: Rouhani challenges his “Illiterate” critics over nuclear negotiations
President Rouhani challenged his critics as he addressed heads of universities on Tuesday, referring to Iran’s nuclear talks with the 5+1 Powers: Why must…
Iran giving food away to millions for relief
TEHRAN — The Iranian government has started handing out food packages for millions of its citizens both to help those with low…
Iran to cut cash handouts to millions to limit budget spending
Under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, almost all of Iran’s 77 million people started receiving monthly cash payments to offset rising energy and…
Iranians abroad to lose benefit payments
Iranians residing outside the country will no longer receive the government’s monthly benefit payments that now go to all families. ILNA reports…
Rouhani’s next test: Empty coffers
What is the status of Iran’s economy three months after President Hassan Rouhani’s inauguration? In a televised interview marking his first 100…
Monthly cash handouts harm infrastructure budget
TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian deputy oil minister said government’s continued monthly cash handout policy is feared to squander financial resources required for…
Iran’s new government considers slashing cash handouts
Iran’s cash-strapped government is looking to slash monthly handouts given to almost all Iranians in a move that could provoke popular anger…
Economy minister: 11th government follows Majlis approvals on targeted subsidy act
Tehran, Aug 19, IRNA – Minister of Economy and Finance Ali Tayebnia said on Wednesday that checking liquidity growth, curbing inflation and…
Iran’s government subsidies are incentives for poor voters
In the run-up to the Iranian Guardian Council’s announcement of “vetted” presidential candidates, it is useful to look into a crucial matter…
Iran’s presidential election puts populism to the test
Economic issues are paramount on the minds of Iranian voters as they ponder the long list of candidates registered for president: who…
The future of subsidy reforms after Iran’s presidential election
Iran’s subsidy reforms have been among the most significant, but also most controversial socioeconomic initiatives in recent years. Now that Iran is preparing…