VOL. XLV

No 11

18-March-2002

IRAN

Irans EC Mediates InBudget Dispute Between Parliament And GC

Irans draft budgetbill for 1381, which starts on 21 March, was sent on 13 March to the highestarbitration body in Iran, the Expediency Council (EC), following parliamentsrefusal to amend five out of 19 items in the budget which were ruledunconstitutional by the Guardians Council (GC), which checks new legislation toensure that it conforms to the tenets of Islam and the Iranian constitution.The draft...