Government denies plans to treble gasoline price

Inflation, basic goods, imports, domestic producers

Reuters - Iran's government denied on Monday it would treble the price of gasoline as part of subsidy reforms that have been commended by the IMF but caused anger at home among a population struggling under Western trade sanctions. In a statement carried by the Fars news agency, the office of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said talk of a threefold price increase - broadcast on Friday by Ahmadinejad's bitter critic, the speaker of parliament - was "entirely false". Speaker Ali Larijani had said the government was looking to triple petrol prices >>>


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Arash Kamangir

No doubt Mullahs know how to treat the people

by Arash Kamangir on Tue May 08, 2012 02:38 AM PDT

without doubt the regime of mullahs know the psychology of iranian people and how to let off steam or how to increase pressure. A total embargo of iranian oil will cause chaos and hunger in country and then perhaps some uprisings.


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Manam_Babak

Get Rid of Islam

by Manam_Babak on Mon May 07, 2012 10:33 PM PDT

I for one am happy to see barbaric pepole of Iran are sufering. For as long as they tolorate this rejim, they deserve to be treated this way.


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azadi5

Emam Zaman Economy at work

by azadi5 on Mon May 07, 2012 08:55 PM PDT

Did you expect something better? It's funny how poor people who voted for AN in the first place are suffering the most now. No worries, EZ will fix it, just wait for this new rounds of nuclear negotiation to fall flat and more sanctions being implemented, then you will see EZE pay off its dividends.


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