Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 37

13-Sep-2010

IRAN

Majlis Audit Court Slams Subsidies Plan

Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Director of the Supreme Audit Court of Irans Majlis (parliament), toldISNA news agency on 7 September that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads plan to cut this Iranian year some $20bn in energy and food subsidies is a dangerous reform that might result in severe political disputes in the country. Many deputies have criticized Mr Ahmadinejad for not providing a clear plan on how...