EghtesadOnline: Majlis Joint Commission has okay ed the government-proposed threefold rise in departure tax for the next fiscal year’s (March 2018-19) budget bill from current year’s 750,000 rials ($17) to 2.2 million rials ($51).

EghtesadOnline: The dramatic increase in the departure tax proposed by the government in the budget bill for the next fiscal year (starting March 21, 2018) has low chances of approval by the parliament, according to a number of lawmakers.

EghtesadOnline: The significant rise in departure tax stipulated in the budget bill for the coming fiscal (March 2018-19) has sparked a social media frenzy in Iran.