Gov’t to pay more subsidies for three months: Deputy minister
A total of 61 million Iranians will receive greater subsidies for three months, under the new plan of Iran’s Ministry of Cooperation, Labour, and Social Welfare.
Speaking at a press conference in Tehran on Monday, Alireza Asgarian, the deputy labor minister for welfare and economic affairs, said his ministry is cooperating with 211,000 markets across the country to implement the new subsidy plan.
“Large chain stores across the country cooperate with the Ministry of Cooperation, Labour, and Social Welfare in the implementation of the economic project,” the official noted.
Asgarian added that the main goal of implementing the subsidy plan is to ensure meeting people’s needs.
The more purchases Iranians make, the greater the possibility of identifying and solving the problems of the plan, he said, noting that in the future there is a possibility of adding other groups as beneficiaries of the plan.
The official concluded that 11 main products of milk, cheese, eggs, chicken, cooking oil, rice, dairy products, beans, pasta, sugar, and beef have been included in the subsidy coverage of the ministry.
According to earlier announcement by the Ministry of Cooperation, Labour, and Social Welfare, 70 percent of Iranians are included in the new subsidy plan as the country hands out the monthly $6 in cash to 90 percent of Iranians.