Iran Press/Iran news: Iranian MPs voiced their opposition to the allocation of dollars at a rate of 42000 Rials for the provision of basic essential goods by the government.
According to an Iran Press report, in the open session of the Majlis on Tuesday evening, MPs reviewed the expenditure (cost) section of the budget bill for next year (1398 solar Hijri year) and opposed the allocation of dollars at a rate of 42000 Rials for the provision of essential goods by the government.
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Pointing to the government measures to regulate the commodity market, the Head of Planning and Budget Organization Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said: "According to the Central Bank, so far, 120 trillion Rials have been set aside for the import of essential goods using an exchange rate of 42000 Rials per dollar, and some of these goods have already been imported into the country, and other essential goods are on their way to the country, and will soon be imported."
Emphasizing that the central bank is implementing its policies to regulate the exchange rate in controlling this market, Nobakht exclusively told Iran Press reporter that the central bank has made the predictions necessary to keep the foreign exchange market safe and has taken the necessary steps to ensure that the commodity market is under control until the end of the year. 208/211/103
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