
TEHRAN
– Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says as the imposition of sanctions
on Iran has happened gradually a lifting of them entails enough time.
The president made the remarks in Tehran on Monday in a meeting with MPs representing Fars Province in the parliament.
Rouhani also said his government dearly needs the support of the
Leader, people, and the parliament in its efforts to lift the sanctions
that he described them as “complicated”.
He further said that the parliamentarians have right to express their
views about the government’s performance in nuclear negotiations.
However, he said, his administration expects the Majlis to abide by the
guidelines set by the Supreme Leader and support the negotiating team.
Iran will resume negotiations with the 5+1 group (the five permanent
members of the UN Security Council and Germany) in Geneva on Thursday on
the dispute over its nuclear program.
40 percent rise in inflation is due to Mehr housing project
Rouhani also said that based on the studies carried out by the central
bank and the ministries of economy and housing about a 40 percent rise
in inflation lies with the Mehr housing project.
He said the reason for this hike is that the no money had been
allocated for the project in the annual budget plan and the government
put a pressure on banks to fund the project and this led to the
injection of money into the market.
He also said the government is making efforts to bring down the
inflation rate, which currently stands at about 40 percent, to 30
percent by the end of the current calendar year and then lower it to
below 30 percent in the new calendar year.
The current Iranian years ends on March 20, 2104.
The president also said he did not believe that the economic growth had
stagnated to -5.8 percent in the last Iranian calendar year which ended
on March 20, 2012.
“According to the statistics the economic growth in the country last
year reached -5.8 percent… and this was not predictable and believable
for me.”
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