President: According to Supreme Leader's instructions, gov't to make the necessary adjustments to the budget revenue according to the National Development Fund's share of oil revenues

Gov't approach to new sources of budget revenue positive

Dr Rouhani said, "The government's approach to new sources of revenue in the budget that do not have inflationary effects on the country's economy is positive, but the two criteria of real incomes and not imposing pressure on the people must be carefully considered".

The one hundred and ninety-second meeting of the Cabinet's Economic Coordination Board was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of President Dr Hassan Rouhani.

In this meeting, the report of the head of the Plan and Budget Organisation on the negotiations with the Islamic Consultative Assembly over the year 1400 budget bill was presented and discussed.

The President stressed, "According to the instructions of the Supreme Leader regarding the share of the National Development Fund in oil revenues, the government will make the necessary amendments to the proposed budget revenues and at the same time will apply maximum cost savings".

Dr Rouhani said, "The government's approach to new sources of revenue in the budget that do not have inflationary effects on the country's economy is positive, but the two criteria of real incomes and not imposing pressure on the people must be carefully considered".

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