In an amendment to the next budget bill, the Majlis obliged the government on Saturday to levy tax on the earnings of Astan Qods Razavi, Executive Headquarters of the Imam's Directive - shortly known as Setad - and companies affiliated to the armed forces.
According to the Majlis news agency ICANA, the law doesn’t affect bodies exempted via a decree issued by the Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
AQR is an influential autonomous foundation based in Mashhad, headed by Ebrahim Raisi. It manages the shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH), the eighth imam of Shia Muslims and the holiest site in Iran. AQR is said to be the richest non-government conglomerate in Iran everything from cattle farms to major trading companies.
Setad is body founded by the late Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Revolution, to support development in the underprivileged areas.
February 23, 2019 19:55
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