Addressing an open session of the Iranian parliament (Majlis) on Sunday, Raisi said the budget law presented for the year 1402, starting March 21, would avoid borrowing from Iran’s central bank and would seek to meet its revenue targets.
The Iranian president also hailed efforts by his administration to reach an economic growth figure of nearly 4% in the current calendar year.
He said the government has also been successful in efforts to increase energy production and to control the inflation rate in the country.
Raisi also defended government’s employment records and said nearly one million jobs had been created in Iran since he took office in August 2021.
In his speech, the Iranian president also hailed the Iranian people for their patience and resistance during the recent riots in the country.
He also slammed a decision earlier this week by the European Union’s parliament to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps as a terrorist entity as he insisted that the Iranian elite military force has been at the forefront of fighting against terrorism in the region.
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