EghtesadOnline: Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh has written a letter to First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri, calling for a 5% rise in import tariffs on paper to reach 10% to protect domestic producers, which has been opposed by the main domestic users.

EghtesadOnline: The talk of tariff hikes on paper imports never fails to send shivers down the spine of most consumers, particularly newspapers.

EghtesadOnline: Two-thirds of the paper needed in the Iranian market come from foreign countries, therefore it is not logical to raise import tariffs, says Gholamreza Kateb, a member of Majlis Culture Commission.