{"id":286806,"date":"2023-01-16T15:57:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=286806"},"modified":"2023-02-02T00:01:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T23:01:35","slug":"iran-regimes-bankruptcy-unmasked-in-the-budget-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/iran-regimes-bankruptcy-unmasked-in-the-budget-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Regime&#8217;s Bankruptcy Unmasked in the Budget Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-286814 size-full\" title=\"iran parliament majlis raisi budget 2023 qalibaf\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-parliament-majlis-raisi-budget-2023-qalibaf.jpg\" alt=\"iran parliament majlis raisi budget 2023 qalibaf\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-parliament-majlis-raisi-budget-2023-qalibaf.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-parliament-majlis-raisi-budget-2023-qalibaf-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-parliament-majlis-raisi-budget-2023-qalibaf-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-parliament-majlis-raisi-budget-2023-qalibaf-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-parliament-majlis-raisi-budget-2023-qalibaf-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mehrnews.com\/news\/5679458\" rel=\"noopener\">budget bill<\/a> for 2023-2024, provided by its President Ebrahim Raisi to the parliament, is another solid indication of the theocracy&#8217;s worsening bankruptcy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Raisi had to present the so-called \u201cSeventh Development Plan\u201d before handing over the budget bill to the parliament, but he did not. These plans are revealed with lots of fanfare but, in practice, serve as smokescreens for the regime&#8217;s widening scale of dismal economic failures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMany of the country\u2019s problems do not need consecutive plans, and they need actions by the ruling system. The government fails to pay its employees salaries &#8230; So it literally does not give a cent to spend on development plans,\u201d the state-run Sharq daily quipped on January 7.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Raisi\u2019s refusal to present the development plan has caused a lot of stir in the regime&#8217;s parliament. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/uncategorized\/iran-ebrahim-raisis-cabinet-demonstrates-malign-priorities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">handpicked deputies<\/a> have refused to assess the budget bill until they receive the &#8220;development plan.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bereft of economic ideas or convincing rationale for his government\u2019s budget bill, Raisi pathetically urged MPs to ratify \u201cthe best budget bill yet\u201d while vowing to \u201cquickly submit the seventh development plan.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In his litany of lies in defense of his budget plan, Raisi claimed that the bill is \u201ccentered on justice.\u201d Unsurprisingly, however, a closer look at this bill reveals that it is rather centered on deceit and duplicity, promising more economic pain and misery for average Iranians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If ratified, the budget bill will increase \u201cwages by an average of 20%\u201d and \u201cpensions by an average of 10%.\u201d These figures are woefully behind the staggering inflation rate in Iran. Even if we consider the regime\u2019s engineered figure of a 40% inflation rate (which is extremely conservative), the purchasing power of the employees and retirees is set to decrease by at least 24 and 34 percent, respectively.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninstitute.org\/policy-analysis\/irans-new-budget-perpetuates-economic-challenges\" rel=\"noopener\">this bill<\/a>, the minimum wage will be roughly 70 million rials or $171 per month (based on the current market exchange rate). Meanwhile, the regime&#8217;s Ministry of Labor has set the poverty line at roughly 150 million rials, or $341 per month.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since the regime cannot fully fund its massive oppressive machinery, it has increased taxes by 66%, generating an additional $21 billion in state income.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s vast financial institutions (holding hundreds of billions of dollars worth of assets) are tax-exempt. And they have been receiving the lion\u2019s share of the government\u2019s budgets.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In democratic countries, taxes serve as the primary financing mechanism for improving public services. But in Iran, the dictatorship uses taxes to fund its illicit and inhumane activities, such as shoring up its armed forces with the intention of suppressing the citizenry domestically or exporting religious fundamentalism and terrorism abroad.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the Iranian people are forced to shoulder a significant increase in taxes amid the country\u2019s economic crunch, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncrius.org\/publications\/books\/iran-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-irgc-the-machinery-of-terrorism.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a> will enjoy a higher income sourced from the state budget to fund their destabilizing actions in the region as well as their suppression of the ongoing nationwide uprising.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-248883\" title=\"Iran-Poverty-terrorism\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/New-Project-min.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Poverty-terrorism\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/New-Project-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/New-Project-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/New-Project-min-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/New-Project-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/New-Project-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Raisi\u2019s budget bill for the next fiscal year beginning on March 2023, features a whopping 131% increase for the IRGC, from roughly $1.24 billion to about $2.89 billion. This official budget is in addition to the IRGC&#8217;s \u201cunofficial\u201d income streams since the terrorist organization dominates the country&#8217;s economy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian economy is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/international\/content\/analysis\/countries_long\/Iran\/pdf\/iran_exe.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">largely oil-dependent<\/a>. Both the current theocracy and the former Shah\u2019s dictatorship have ruined the country\u2019s ability to diversify its economy. So, Tehran&#8217;s budget will certainly be in the red, as the oil market fluctuates a year after the Covid-19 pandemic and now the war in Ukraine. Additionally, state corruption and international sanctions will continue to aggravate the regime\u2019s deficit.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Raisi claimed on Monday that his government wouldn\u2019t face a budget deficit, adding, \u201cWe will not borrow any money from the central bank.\u201d Meanwhile, on January 8, the state-run Etemad daily quoted MP Mohammad Reza Pour-Ebrahimi acknowledging that Raisi\u2019s budget bill will trigger a huge shortfall of roughly $9.7 billion. Some state-run media have pegged the potential deficit at $11.4 billion.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All this exposes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/irans-economic-bankruptcy-another-aspect-of-khamenei-and-raisis-failure\/\" rel=\"noopener\">regime\u2019s bankrupt economy<\/a> and the inability to sustain its oppression and terrorism machinery. As the nationwide uprising persists despite the mullahs\u2019 attempts to quash it, the ruling theocracy&#8217;s strategic reserves are drying up quickly, accelerating its certain demise.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iranian regime&rsquo;s budget bill for 2023-2024, provided by its President Ebrahim Raisi to the parliament, is another solid indication of the theocracy&rsquo;s worsening bankruptcy.&nbsp;&nbsp; Raisi had to present the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":286814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,61,188],"tags":[205,229,287],"class_list":{"0":"post-286806","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"category-editorial","9":"category-op-ed","10":"tag-irgc","11":"tag-irans-economy","12":"tag-iran-terrorism"},"yoast_head":"<!-- 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