1. Iran: The Subsidy Dilemma

    ...rmits a 38% rise in order to deal with the deficits. Leaning towards the second choice, the Majlis on 23 October voted in principle to eliminate the top 30% of subsidy recipients at the start of the 2014-15 Persian year (in March 2014). The law gives the government three months to identify 23mn well-to...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 20 Dec 2013