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The budget bill of fiscal 2021–22 had projected an export of 650,000 barrels per day (projected at $40 per barrel) of crude oil, according to the deputy head of Plan and Budget Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran. [5] [6] A 25% rise in the salaries of government workers and pensioners has been included in the bill.
Iran is a mixed economy with a large public sector.Some 60% of Iran's economy is centrally planned. [25] [needs update] Iran's economy is characterized by its hydrocarbon, agricultural, and service sectors, in addition to manufacturing and financial services, [26] with over 40 industries directly involved in the Tehran Stock Exchange.
The Plan and Budget Organization (PBO), formerly known as the Management and Planning Organization (MPO), is one of the largest governmental establishments in Iran. From 1948 until 2007 and again since 2014, it is fully responsible for preparing the country's budget . [ 1 ]
Ongoing - COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. January 8 Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei announced that Iran would ban the import of COVID-19 vaccines from France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and would instead obtain a vaccine from other countries. [1] August 5 President-elect Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in as the new president of Iran. [2]
In 2010, Iran's Department of Statistics announced that 10 million Iranians live under the absolute poverty line and 30 million live under the relative poverty line. [37] President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says implementation of the targeted subsidy system will eradicate unemployment and poverty in Iran within three years.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said "anything can happen" when asked about the chances of going to war with Iran during his next term in an interview with Time, coinciding with his being named ...
On June 22, 2021, the US department of justice seized 33 Iranian websites, which they claimed were "spreading disinformation". [2] [3] A statement by IRINN said, the move appeared to be part of a larger-scale crackdown by the U.S. on news websites linked to the “Axis of Resistance”. [4] [5] [6]
Iran has long denied seeking nuclear weapons. Its foreign ministry said on Saturday that Tehran's nuclear programme is under continuous supervision of the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic ...