Todays top headlines in Iran includeIranian MPs plan to investigateIrans Central Bank;Irans Central Bankchief request for retirement;government decision to allocatecredit to low-income people andcutting fuel subsidies for certain types of cars.Iranian MPs to investigate Central Bank over currency crisis
According to Fars news agency, 171 Iranian lawmakers in an open session on Sunday agreed on plan of probing Irans Central Bank over response to its rials fall.
Head of Irans Central Bank asks for retirement
Mahmoud Bahmani, the head of the Irans Central Bank complainedintenselyabout Majlis investigation of Central bank and asked for retirement. An informed source said that his retirement demand was accepted, Mehr reported.
Irans government plans to allocate credit to low-income people
An Iranian MP announced that government and Majlis in a joint meeting decided to allocate credit card to low-income people following economic crisis due to western sanctions imposed over Iran's nuclear program, Mehr said.
Iran cuts fuel subsidies for certain types of cars
Iran has ended supplies of subsidized gasoline for cars with engines of 1,800cc and bigger, ISNA reported on Sunday. Iranians with cars pay 4,000 rials (33 cents) a liter for a monthly allowance of 60 liters and 7,000 rials a liter for larger volumes. Such cars will be only supplied with 300 liters of gasoline per month at 7,000 rials a liter, Ghatreh quoted ISNA as saying.
