{"id":328825,"date":"2025-02-20T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328825"},"modified":"2025-02-20T15:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T14:25:07","slug":"irans-2025-budget-prioritizing-propaganda-security-and-religious-institutions-over-public-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/irans-2025-budget-prioritizing-propaganda-security-and-religious-institutions-over-public-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s 2025 Budget: Prioritizing Propaganda, Security, and Religious Institutions Over Public Welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iranian regime’s president Masoud Pezeshkian hands over the 1404 budget plan to Parliament Speaker M.B. Ghalibaf in October 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Iranian regime\u2019s approved budget<\/a> for the year 1404 on the Persian calendar (March 2025 \u2013 March 2026) reveals a sharp increase in funding for state-controlled media, security forces, and religious institutions, while public services, infrastructure, and economic relief remain severely underfunded. Despite the ongoing economic turmoil, rampant inflation, and growing public dissatisfaction, the regime\u2019s budget prioritizes propaganda, military expansion, and ideological control over addressing the country\u2019s worsening crises.<\/p>\n

While the public budget plan outlines significant allocations, it represents only a portion of the Iranian regime’s actual expenditures. Substantial funding directed toward the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> (IRGC), including its Quds Force, as well as the regime’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, operates off the official books, lacking transparency and oversight. The IRGC has expanded into various economic sectors, controlling a vast business empire that funds its military and covert operations. Additionally, numerous institutions affiliated with the Supreme Leader’s office manage extensive financial assets, such as the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (Setad)<\/a>, a conglomerate worth hundreds of billions of dollars, amassed through systematic property seizures. These off-budget entities and expenditures enable the regime to pursue its military and ideological objectives without public accountability.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> News:
Infighting Intensifies in Parliament Over 1404 #Budget<\/a> as Regime Prioritizes Self-Preservationhttps:\/\/t.co\/Rv4aaLG6Mu<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n