Iranian coupons and taxes: giving one hand, taking with the other | Business and economy news

Tehran, Iran – The Iranian authorities are introduced by the electronic coupon scheme in recognition of the difficult economic conditions in sanctions, but they also walk in taxes on all sides to cover the budget deficit.

As a busy season of shopping and traveling Nowruz, Persian New YearApproaches, the government of Central President Masoud Pezeshkiana revived the coupon scheme for at least a few more months, this time online.

The first use of coupon in Iran dates from World War II when the country faced major economic conditions and hunger in British and Soviet occupation, which ended in 1946 after five years.

But coupons mostly remembered for its wide use after the 1979 revolution. Neighboring Iraq attacked Iran with the support of global and regional forces to suppress the new theocratic Iranian establishment and Eight -year war Squeezed the population.

Coupons

Starting this week, Iranians with low revenues and middle class get up to 5 million Riala (just over $ 5) per person who can be used to buy limited amounts of food such as red meat, chicken, eggs, milk, cooking oils and sugar at government prices. About 60 million people are eligible for using a loan.

People can only buy 11 items from a list of selected suppliers and shops throughout the country, and credit purchases are separated from Monthly state cash accessories This is currently around $ 4.85 per person.

The goal is marginal to alleviate the short -term pressure on the families who have watched their Purchase of electricity is diminished for years As a result of local poor management and comprehensive western sanctions.

The Government of the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was in power from 2021 to 2024, twice implemented the schemes of electronic coupons twice, twice, twice, in short periods to facilitate pressure.

His immediate predecessor, President Hassan Rouhani, also considered publicly resorting to coupons after withdrawing the United States in 2018 from the Iranian nuclear agreement with world powers and imposed sharp sanctions on the country.

On the other hand, taxing all

Pezeshki administration, which Lost two key members of a political dispute with stubborn Last week, he was trying to reduce the costs and increase his revenue to catch the budget crumb.

The Government’s approved budget for the Iranian calendar year 1404, which begins on March 21, shows significantly increased taxes and services costs – in many cases much higher than the current inflation rate of 35 percent.

Constant Iranian governments are pushed to find new sources of income, including tax increase, to reduce the land addiction on oil revenues, which have now hit the “maximum pressure” tactic.

The Pezeshkian government said this month to pay 73 percent of its current costs, excluding the costs of infrastructure, using tax revenues.

According to a report of the February Iranian Research Center for Parliament, it is expected that the total income from the Government tax will increase by 53 percent in the fiscal year 1404 compared to the previous year, the largest jump in the decade.

The budget provides a 73 percent of the increase in total government earnings from corporate income tax Compared to the year before and 68 percent of income income income on income tax.

The research parliament provides for an increase of 36 percent compared to the previous year of tax on wealth and property.

Import taxes should increase by 85 percent, as well as a significant part of the increase related to government income from imports of new or foreign vehicles used after a multi -year ban was abolished 2022.

During Saint Muslim Month of RamadanRestaurants and hotels need to pay permits to work without anyone breaking them publicly, drinking or smoking, something that is considered a crime under Iranian Islamic law.

Taxes are increasing months after Iran has raised a retirement age for men for two years to 62 to 62 and increased his long -standing service needed to receive full pensions for men to 35 out of 30. This was aimed at reducing an alarm deficit of a pension fund that threatened financial sustainability and executed more pressure on the Government.

In the middle of another currency ia ia Permanent energy crisisThe accused government was also charged with a hard line representatives of deliberately devalueing a national currency in order to make a short -term gain.

Making services more expensive

In addition to increased taxes, the 1404 budget makes up a long list of government services offered to Iranian and foreign nationals much more expensive, at the same time increasing financial sentences for criminal offenses.

The fees for issuing national identity cards and passports have been increased, and it will be more expensive to register vehicles and motorcycles. Several fees associated with universities and technical and vocational exams are expected to increase.

Especially if Nowruz encourages millions of Iranians to travel this month, the authorities expect much higher revenues than traffic penalties as they will increase them up to 30 percent by early April.

Many major traffic offenses have already seen that the penalties have tripled with several others about eight months ago, including a dangerous or drunk ride, which will be expected to take another 50 percent next year.

Authorities plan to charge Iranians more to attempt to leave the country, and charging for about 30 percent. Repeated departures would have more expenses.

The state continue to pronounce financial sentences and open criminal cases against people considered to be violated Required Hijab Laws. Vehicles can be punished and imprinted for weeks if they are repeatedly reported for hijab offenses.

The Iranian government plans to make services offered to millions of migrants and refugees across the country more expensive, including the cost of issuing or renewing travel and work permits.

The Municipality of Tehran announced last month that the costs of services offered to foreign nationals in the next Iranian year will be 54 percent higher.

This price increase will generally affect migrants and refugees from neighboring Afghanistan, whose numbers in Iran swollen After the Taliban takeover of the land after being withdrawn in 2021.

Iranian authorities admit that at least six million Afghans live in Iran, a country of about 90 million people, but some estimates are several million higher.