Overprotected Production

The Iranian parliament has approved a proposal themed “Support for Industrial and Production Enterprises” that “bans the confiscation of property and deprivation of banking and social services such as bank accounts, checkbooks and business cards”. 
The proposal is aimed at supporting production, manufacturers and industrial enterprises, as well as safeguarding employment under the pretext of Covid-19. 
Ali Heydari, an official with the Social Security Organization, looks askance at this latest initiative of the parliament in a write-up for Persian daily Ta’adol. What follows is a translation of the text...