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Three-minute read<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Infighting erupted in Iran\u2019s parliament as regime factions clashed over Masoud Pezeshkian\u2019s budget proposal for the Persian year 1404 (March 2025 – March 2026), which devotes a substantial 200% increase to military funding while cutting essential subsidies and leaving development projects critically underfunded. <\/span><\/p>\n The budget, <\/span>approved by 146 votes<\/span><\/a> against 96 in a session marred by heated exchanges, reflects the regime\u2019s focus on security at the expense of Iran\u2019s ailing economy. While some MPs criticized the budget\u2019s heavy reliance on national reserves, others used the debate to distance themselves from the administration or to maneuver for political advantage in the ongoing power struggle. The government, meanwhile, remains unresponsive to public welfare, clearly more concerned with the threat of social backlash than with addressing citizens’ growing hardships.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The infighting over Iran\u2019s 1404 budget<\/a> in parliament reveals deep divisions within the regime, as MPs attack each other and the administration over how best to safeguard regime survival amid fears of economic collapse and potential social unrest. Far from addressing public concerns, the parliament session laid bare the jockeying of regime factions over power and resources, as each group sought to blame others for the country\u2019s spiraling inflation and deficit spending.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n MP Nasrollah Pejmanfar<\/a> was among those criticizing the budget\u2019s reliance on government bonds and withdrawals from the National Development Fund, calling it a \u201cdebt-based gamble\u201d that masks serious shortfalls. Pejmanfar did not object to the bloated defense budget itself but attacked the government\u2019s lack of transparency, especially regarding the 4-billion-toman cut in subsidies for essential goods, without a clear strategy for alleviating further public strain. \u201cThis is a budget full of flaws,\u201d he remarked, noting that the 540 trillion tomans authorized by the Supreme Leader should go to development projects but are instead funneled into operational expenses.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n #Iran<\/a>\u2019s 1404 Budget Proposal: Fuel Price Hikes, Defense Spending Boost, and Increased #Taxation<\/a> Amid Economic Strainhttps:\/\/t.co\/VCpOvCO4YV<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) October 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n