Gov’t to Submit Revised Budget Bill to Parliament

The government will submit a new budget bill to the Iranian Parliament.
According to the Iranian president’s chief of staff, Mahmoud Vaezi, the government’s decision to accede to Majlis demand was taken based on promoting “interaction and compromise” and “in order to avoid harm to the public interest”.
Parliament’s work on the fiscal 2021-22 budget bill began amid rising tensions between lawmakers and the government. Each substantial change made in the bill by Majlis Joint Commission—a body comprised of representatives of all parliamentary commissions responsible for reviewing budget bills as well as five-year development plans proposed by the government before they are put to a vote by MPs—was criticized by the government and President Hassan Rouhani.