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Non-Transparent Budget Unworthy of Analysis: Economic Expert
EghtesadOnline: Many experts believe that the newly-unveiled budget bill for the fiscal 2023-24 suffers from countless structural problems.
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Majlis Gives Nod to Outlines of Fiscal 2022-23 Budget Bill
EghtesadOnline: Majlis, the Iranian Parliament, agreed in principle over the budget bill outlines proposed by the government of President Ebrahim Raisi for the fiscal 2022-23.
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New Budget Bill Expects $17.5 Billion in Tax Revenues
EghtesadOnline: The government expects to earn 5,270 trillion rials ($17.5 billion) in tax revenues in the next fiscal year (March 2022-23).
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Fiscal 2022-23 Budget Finances Sized Up by Economic Expert
EghtesadOnline: The budget bill for the fiscal 2022-23 has been finalized and President Ebrahim Raeisi has talked of submitting it to the Iranian Parliament this week.
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Parliament Rejects Outlines of Fiscal 2021-22 Budget Bill
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Parliament rejected the outlines of the upcoming fiscal year’s (starting March 21) budget bill on Tuesday.
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Provincial Spending Package at $13.7b in New Fiscal Budget Bill
EghtesadOnline: The government has allocated 3,536 trillion rials ($13.7 billion) in the spending package for Iran’s 31 provinces as per the budget bill for the next fiscal year (March 2021-22),…
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Majlis Rejects Outlines of Next Fiscal Budget Bill
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Parliament, also known as Majlis, rejected the outlines of the upcoming fiscal year’s (starting March 20, 2020) budget bill on Monday.
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Iran's Next Transportation Budget at $872m
EghtesadOnline: A total of 118.18 trillion rials ($872.17 million) have been allocated for the transportation sector in the next fiscal year's (March 2020-21) budget bill, of which 95.3% will…
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Waste-to-Energy Map Shows Slow, Steady Progress
EghtesadOnline: In the next budget bill, $74 million will be earmarked for generating energy from waste, lawmaker Qasem Ahmadi Lashaki said.
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Cash Subsidy Payments to Rise in Next Fiscal Year
EghtesadOnline: The parliamentary body responsible for reviewing the budget bill, the Majlis Joint Commission, has approved the pooling of next year’s revenues gained from the implementation…
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Iran's 2020-21 Budget Bill Allows Municipalities to Issue Sukuk Bonds Worth $357m
EghtesadOnline: As projected in the draft budget bill for the fiscal 2020-21, the Iranian government has permitted municipalities to issue sukuk (Islamic bonds) to the tune of 50 trillion rials…
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Dams Are No Smart Solutions for Iran
EghtesadOnline: Based on the March 2020-21 budget bill, close to $160 million will be allocated to dam construction in the next Iranian year.
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Normal Int'l Ties Key to Improving Oil Sector
EghtesadsOnline: Selling one million barrels of oil a day as forecast in the March 2019-20 budget bill is wishful thinking in the absence of robust diplomatic relations with neighbors and the…
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10% Tax on Healthcare Providers’ Fees Next Year
EghtesadOnline: As per the budget bill for the next Iranian year (March 2020-21), all healthcare centers, including public or private-run health clinics and facilities as well as charity medical…
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ETFs to Help Gov’t Sell Shares
EghtesadOnline: In the budget bill for the next fiscal year (March 2020-21) the government can divest its stake in state-run companies via exchange-traded funds.
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Rise in Iranian Departure Tax Next Year
EghtesadOnline: The Iranian government has set next year’s departure tax at 2.64 million rials ($20) for travelers who take their first overseas trip of the year, as per the budget bill of the…
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Rouhani Submits Budget Bill
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani submitted the budget bill for the upcoming Iranian year (March 2020-21) to the parliament on Sunday which, he said, is indicative of the country’s tenacity…
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Iran's Next Budget Bill Scrutinized
EghtesadOnline: With the due date for the government's submission of next fiscal year’s (March 2020-21) budget bill to parliament just around the corner—the Plan and Budget Organization of Iran…
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Iran: Electronic Distribution of Subsidized Currency Approved
EghtesadOnline: In a highly anticipated parliamentary decision on Saturday, lawmakers ratified an amendment to the next year’s (March 2019-20) budget bill which obliges government to allocate…
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Loans for Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems in Rural Households
EghtesadOnline: The Majlis Joint Commission, a parliamentary body responsible for reviewing the budget bill, on Saturday approved the $500 million government-proposed funding for expanding rooftop…
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Central Bank of Iran Allowed to Start OMO
EghtesadOnline: The parliament approved the section of next year’s (March 2019-20) budget bill that allows the Central Bank of Iran to launch secondary markets for trading Islamic bonds issued…
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Iran Parliament Votes to Augment Transparency
EghtesadOnline: To help inculcate transparency in statecraft, the parliament ratified one amendment to the next year’s (March 2019-20) budget bill on Monday obliging government-affiliated firms…
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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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Iran Parliament Approves $400m Capital Boost for Home Lender
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers ratified another section of next year's (March 2019-20) budget bill that allows Bank Maskan - the main housing bank - to reimburse 50 trillion rials ($400 million) of…
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Iran Parliament Allows Gov’t to Borrow $30b Overseas
EghtesadOnline: While debating the March 2019-20 budget bill on Monday, lawmakers allowed the government to borrow $30 billion in foreign finance in the next fiscal (March 2019-20).
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Iran Parliament Approves 2m Barrels Oil Offer via IRENEX
EghtesadOnline: Lawmakers on Sunday approved an amendment to next year's (March 2019-20) budget bill obliging the Oil Ministry to offer on a monthly basis 2 million barrels of light crude on…
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Iran Parliament OKs Budget Bill Outlines
EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers approved the outlines of the next fiscal year's (March 2019-20) budget bill in an open session of the parliament on Saturday.
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Iran Parliamentary Think Tank Warns About Sovereign Wealth Fund Future
EghtesadOnline: Share of the National Development Fund of Iran from the export of oil and natural gas derivatives are estimated in next year’s budget bill (March 2019-20) at $6.7 billion.
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Tehran Mayor Submits New Budget Bill
EghtesadOnline: Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi submitted the capital city’s budget for the next fiscal year (March 2019-20) to Tehran City Council on Sunday.
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Commission Sets Ceiling for Income Tax Exemption
EghtesadOnline: Majlis Joint Commission, the parliamentary body responsible for reviewing the budget bill, on Wednesday approved that those with a monthly income of less than 27.5 million rials…