Parliament Rejects Controversial Bill

Iran parliament has voted against the bill obliging the government to streamline the distribution network for providing Iranian households with essential goods through consumer cooperatives, chain stores, guild units and related unions. 
Under the rejected bill, the Consumer and Producer Protection Organization would have been tasked with setting the prices of essential goods at lower prices based on the subsidized foreign currency they receive. 
The bill, which only won the vote of 86 out of 200 lawmakers in parliament’s Wednesday open session, was opposed by the government, IRNA reported.