Iran's Financial Tribune reported on January 4 that Iranian Finance Minister Hossein Mirshojaiyan said on the 3rd that some economists are worried that the fuel price increase plan will push up the inflation rate by 8% Forecasts are likely to be overstated, he said, fuel prices rose 50%, that is, gasoline prices to 15,000 riyals / liter (34.8 cents), diesel prices to 0.4 million riyals / liter (9.3 cents), the largest Will push inflation higher by 1.5%; Iran's plan and budget organization, Iran's central bank forecast of 2%.
Mohammad Reza Pour-Ebrahimi, chairman of Iran's Parliamentary Economic Council, put forward a different view: "The rise in energy prices leads to higher final costs for industry, especially in the energy-intensive sectors." He pointed out that rising fuel prices Will affect inflation expectations and have a direct or indirect impact on people's living expenses. The parliament is likely to maintain the same fuel price, saying: "Inflation expectations are more devastating than inflation itself. The government is merely proposing the idea of rising fuel prices, But we've already seen some of the prices of goods and services start to change. '