Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 11 Trend M. Moezzi
Iran's construction budget faces a $13 bln deficit because the government's income projections were not developed, Fars news agency reported.
The failure to sell the state-owned companies and organizations, less revenues from taxes and an approximately $15 billion deficit in the targeted subsidies program are the reasons for the missing funds in construction budget, Abbas Ali Noura who represents Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan Province in the Majlis (Iran's parliament) said. Having a shortage of funds, the administration has to take money from the construction budget, the representative said.
Members of the Majlis warned the administration that the budget would face a deficit, but their warnings were ignored, Mr. Noura said.
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