Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 52

26-Dec-2011

IRAN

Over 3Mn Households To Lose Cash Payments Under Phase 2 Of Subsidy Reforms

One year after the implementation of the first stage of Irans plan to phase out state subsidies, talks have reportedly begun amongst the countrys politicians to determine both how and when the second phase of this plan should be executed. Speaking to ILNA news agency on 19 December, spokesman for the Majlis Economic Commission Ali Moussavi-Jorf said more than...