Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 39

27-Sep-2010

IRAN

Steep Rises In Electricity Bills In Iran

Although the Iranian government has not formally announced that it has begun implementing its subsidy reform plan, many Iranian households have been shocked by huge electricity bills after the sudden withdrawal of fuel subsidies, Reuters reported from Tehran on 21 September. The government had previously said that the implementation of the reform plan, which seeks to phase out subsidies on...