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Reformists Seeking High Turnout in Majlis Vote
EghtesadOnline: Despite the disqualification of a large number of reformist hopefuls, an Iranian lawmaker said the reformist camp is intent on increasing voter participation through advocating…
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Majlis Commission Votes to Raise Marriage Loan
EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Joint Commission has approved an increase in marriage loans given to newlyweds, the Minister for Sports and Youth Masoud Soltanifar said.
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3 Insurance Brackets Exempt From VAT
EghtesadOnline: The Majlis has voted in favor of including life insurance policies in the list of goods and services exempt from value-added tax.
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Entrepreneurs Awarded Amin al-Zarb Awards Former Majlis Speaker Criticizes Privatization Process
EghtesadOnline: Entrepreneurs, business owners and state officials met on Monday to mark the fourth Amin al-Zarb Awards ceremony, organized by the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines…
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Commission Approves Income Tax Exemption Rates
EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Joint Commission has decided that government employees who earn less than 360 million rials ($2,769) per year will be exempted from paying income tax as of the next…
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Bankers Prefer CBI Fix Banking Reforms
EghtesadOnline: Bankers prefer the Central Bank of Iran take charge of a long-awaited plan for reforming the outdated banking sector. The call was made in a recent letter to Majlis Speaker Ali…
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Banking Bill Ratified Amid Iran's CB Concerns
EghtesadOnline: Majlis ratified the outlines of banking rules under the “Comprehensive Islamic Banking Bill” umbrella on Tuesday.
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MRC Criticizes Piecemeal Measures to Tackle Inflation
EghtesadOnline: In an analytical report appraising measures taken to curb inflation, the Majlis Research Center says the government has resorted largely to temporary and micro measures to curb…
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Larijani Not to Run for Parliament, President
EghtesadOnline: Incumbent Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said he has decided not to stand in the upcoming parliamentary polls.
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Majlis Plans to Impeach Agriculture Minister on Tuesday
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers plan to hold a session on Tuesday to impeach Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati for his "poor" track record and failure to address major problems facing the sector.
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Larijani stresses developing Iran-Georgia ties
EghtesadOnline: Iran and Georgia can use their capacities to develop relations, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Ali Larijani said in a meeting with members of Georgia-Iran Parliamentary…
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Majlis, punitive organization, Judiciary to probe issues concerning petrol price rise: Speaker
EghtesadOnline: It is important the Government advance the difference into people's accounts to prove that it is going to stand by its words, said Larijani in the closed session of Majlis about…
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Majlis Election HQ Opens
EghtesadOnline: The headquarters of the upcoming parliamentary elections was officially inaugurated during a ceremony in Tehran on Monday in the presence of Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani…
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Iran Transportation Sector's Energy Consumption Alarming
EghtesadOnline: A Majlis Research Center survey has revealed that total energy produced in Iran annually is equal to energy produced by burning 1.8 billion barrels of crude oil, of which 25%…
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Majlis Willing to Allow Cheaper Oil Trade via Iran Energy Exchange
EghtesadOnline: A member of the Majlis Energy Commission says parliament is willing to approve rules that allow the government to offer crude oil in Iran Energy Exchange at discounted rates.
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Majlis Terminates Compound Interest
EghtesadOnline: Parliament voted for a bill on Tuesday based on which compound interest on bank loans that matured by the end of last fiscal year (March 20, 2019) would be eliminated and debtors…
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Majlis Research Center Posits Life Without Oil
EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Research Center has proposed a roadmap to help wean the economy away from oil revenues by making better use of the nation’s abilities and potential for raising income…
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Majlis Plans Probe Into Forex Subsidies
EghtesadOnline: The parliament plans to investigate the foreign exchange policy of the Central Bank of Iran during the last fiscal year that ended in March, says head of the Majlis Economic Commission…
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Majlis to Probe CBI Performance
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers on Sunday decided to look into the performance of the Central Bank of Iran during the past five years. The bank’s seemingly poor performance in regulating the currency…
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Majlis: Compound Interest Is a Problem
EghtesadOnline: The Majlis has asked the government to eliminate the policy of compound interest rates in banks to help promote domestic production, and the Rouhani administration is expected…
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Majlis Expands Tax Payers’ List
EghtesadOnline: In an amendment to the next budget bill, the Majlis obliged the government on Saturday to levy tax on the earnings of Astan Qods Razavi, Executive Headquarters of the Imam's Directive…
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Majlis Speaker to Visit China
EghtesadOnline: Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday at the head of a parliamentary delegation to meet top Chinese officials for discussing mutual economic…
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Majlis Speaker in Japan
EghtesadOnline: Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani left Tehran for Tokyo on Monday at the head of a delegation to hold talks with senior Japanese officials on bilateral issues, including ways of upgrading…
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Central Bank of Iran Says Will Pay Tax Only on Realized Profit
EghtesadOnline: In the wake of a single urgency bill approved this week by the Majlis to tax the income of the Central Bank of Iran, the bank issued a statement late Monday, indicating that the…
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Majlis Will Not Tax CBI
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers on Monday put on hold a decision to tax the foreign exchange revenues of the Central Bank of Iran after the CBI governor asked them to rethink the move.
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MRC Urges New Revenues to Plug Budget Holes
EghtesadOnline: The research arm of the Majlis in a new assessment of next year's proposed budget, says government revenues predicted for fiscal 2019-20 are unlikely to materialize.
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Iran Majlis to Vote on Banking Reform Bills
EghtesadOnline: The Majlis speaker says reforms to the central bank law proposed by the government to overhaul the dysfunctional banking system has been reviewed in the relevant committees and…
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Majlis Considers Funds for Education Equity
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers discussed a bill about financial and administrative regulations for the Education Ministry and voted to allocate one percent of revenues earned by state-owned banks…
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Majlis Report Exposes Car Import Racket in Iran
EghtesadOnline: A member of the Majlis Industries and Mines Commission, Vali Maleki, has presented a report on ingrained corruption in car imports that confirms at least 6,481 cars were brought…
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Iran's Guardian Council Sends CFT Bill Back to Majlis
EghtesadOnline: The Guardian Council – a watchdog that ensures laws are in line with the Constitution and Sharia–has sent back an anti-terror finance bill known as CFT to the Majlis for reconsideratio…