Senior officials study details of next year’s budget TEHRAN – In a session of the Supreme Council of Economic Coordination on Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi discussed details of the budget for the next Iranian calendar year.
The next Iranian calendar year starts on March 21, 2020.
The top officials also exchanged views on sources of income and also the effects of reforming the budget.
In a session of the council in November, the heads of three branches of government discussed revising the structure of the tax system.
In a session of the council on September 21, Rouhani said that revenues of a planned increase in fuel prices should be given to low-income people and those with fixed income.
“Revenues of increase in fuel price should be given to low-income people to make up for the reduction in their purchasing power because of fluctuations in inflation,” he said.
In another session on September 14, it was agreed to ..