Iran Parliament Levies Higher Tax on Power Consumption

Electricity subscribers will have to pay 10% of the cost of their power consumption as tax in their electricity bills next year (begins in March).
The Majlis agreed on Wednesday to raise tax from the current 8% to 10%. Lawmakers also exempted rural residents and agricultural wells from the rule, ISNA reported.
As per law, subscribes are charged a fixed amount as tax. The money is received by Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company, and in its entirety must be spent on renewables and expanding rural power infrastructure.