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00:00:00million text messages inviting people to declare themselves are sent,
00:00:03and registration in the My Government system
00:00:07is only possible through the head of the household.
00:00:10For Mehr month, which will hopefully see an increase, it has not yet reached
00:00:14a conclusion. I think it will be around 500,000
00:00:18Tomans, but it is not yet certain. However, reports
00:00:21indicate a system disruption. Either the system does not open,
00:00:25or no code arrives, or citizens
00:00:28are confused about where to register their request.
00:00:32Some citizens also reported
00:00:35that after receiving an SMS about commodity eligibility,
00:00:39they were charged an amount when they went to follow up,
00:00:42and finally they were told they were not
00:00:45eligible. The fact that this money was taken for what services
00:01:01stores say that because the government has not paid them for the commodity
00:01:05coupons for several months, they no longer
00:01:08sell anything with commodity coupons. Sir, the customer
00:01:12just left, he made me angry and left. He ruined our business.
00:01:15He came and bought some liver and gizzards.
00:01:19He wanted to buy it for his wife and children for dinner. Then he told us
00:01:23to deduct it from the commodity coupon. We told him, sir, the commodity coupon money
00:01:26We have nearly 45 billion.
00:01:33We don't have any more to put into the commodity. He said, "Thank you very much." He was very upset
00:01:36and left.
00:01:40He made us sad. He means that the person doesn't have money.
00:01:43He doesn't have 200,000 Tomans to buy liver and gizzards
00:01:47for his wife and children. His hope was on these commodity coupons,
00:01:51but you are settling these commodity coupons with us like this. We also don't have it. You have made us ashamed in front of our customers.
00:01:55Some also say that for months,
00:01:59the money has been deposited with delay. The seller delivers
00:02:03This is something that the goods to the buyer at the current price, but when
00:02:06the money reaches him with a delay, prices have risen
00:02:10and the seller incurs the loss. In
00:02:13a situation where the wages of workers and lower income deciles
00:02:17of society do not match inflation and the rising cost
00:02:20of living, an increase of 500,000 Tomans for commodity
00:02:24coupons cannot solve the livelihood problems
00:02:27of households. On the other hand, the disruption
00:02:31of the registration system, the confusion
00:02:33of applicants,
00:02:36and delays in paying stores' demands have also challenged
00:02:39the implementation of this support plan.
00:02:42In such a situation, until the executive problems of commodity coupons are resolved
00:02:46and wages do not increase proportionally
00:02:50with inflation, this limited support cannot
00:02:53alleviate the heavy pressure of high prices
00:02:56on people. Maryam Afshang, BBC.
00:03:28The report, which is one of the important ones,
00:03:41announced that if we only consider
00:03:44the cost of this basket that has risen with inflation
00:03:48in this commodity coupon so that it is compensated,
00:03:51the amount should reach about 1.8
00:03:55million Tomans. This, of course, refers
00:03:58to a few months ago, and since then we have also had
00:04:02inflation. Now, in fact, after several months of meetings,
00:04:05six months of coming and going, the government
00:04:09held many meetings and it seems that it has been decided to add
00:04:12only 500,000 Tomans for those under the coverage
00:04:16of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee and Welfare Organization.
00:04:19That is the amount that will be added, as far as I know.
00:04:22While, it can be said that a
00:04:26wide range of people, especially the lower
00:04:28deciles, can rely on this amount.
00:04:32And another interesting point is that this
00:04:35small amount that you also mentioned may not even
00:04:39reach the price of a yogurt or,
00:04:41for example, oil. The government has
00:04:45considered its credit through the exchange rate
00:04:48difference. This means that the government is benefiting
00:04:51from the increase in the dollar rate
00:04:54to provide resources for such a plan.
00:04:58Well, of course, these problems were evident from the beginning.
00:05:02At the beginning of the implementation of this plan, there were many criticisms.
00:05:06From the very beginning, in the budget
00:05:08tables, this commodity coupon's resources were estimated
00:05:12to be around 990 thousand billion Tomans.
00:05:16While the revenue that the government had identified from the difference
00:05:20in the exchange rate was around
00:05:23540 thousand billion, which is a significant
00:05:26difference. This means that the government itself knew that with
00:05:30this, it would run out of budget and would be forced
00:05:34to create inflation again to compensate for this
00:05:37shortage. That is, this commodity coupon, which was supposed
00:05:41to compensate for the term, turned into something that
00:05:45worked against itself and is working against itself.
00:05:48Therefore, this plan created a continuous
00:05:52commitment for the government that, in fact,
00:05:55in the process of fulfilling this commitment, the government
00:05:59could not provide those resources, and from the beginning, as I said, these resources were not foreseen,
00:06:03and that is why we now see that in one year,
00:06:06food inflation has been approximately 130%,
00:06:10and now, in fact, for six months, they have been holding meetings
00:06:14to add 300,000 Tomans or 500,000 Tomans to this
00:06:17amount, which is also not certain in the end. You mentioned
00:06:21that the government wants to provide
00:06:24some of its commitments from the sale of currency.
00:06:28The effective rate, yes.
00:06:31On the other hand, we see many people
00:06:34who say that the rates are not like this, for example, they go up. The rate
00:06:38is not even like this that it doubles. Sometimes the rate triples and quadruples.
00:06:42One of the citizens said on social
00:06:45networks that the price is not going up, it is flying.
00:06:49Isn't this provision of currency
00:06:51in this way and the things you mentioned not
00:06:55the cause of this situation?
00:06:57Look,
00:06:59all these issues, including currency, including
00:07:03the rising prices of goods,
00:07:06we can say are a consequence of inflation,
00:07:10which is caused by
00:07:13the growth of monetary base and liquidity creation, and all these
00:07:17ultimately, if we want to say who is pushing this factor
00:07:21for the people, it is the government. It is the government
00:07:24that, in fact, with its destructive monetary policies,
00:07:27has caused this inflation, and all these are like a chain
00:07:31that are connected to each other, and ultimately the prices
00:07:35of goods go up. In general, I believe
00:07:39that schemes like commodity coupons and even, for example,
00:07:42the Tehran Municipality claiming it wants to offer
00:07:46certain goods at zero inflation
00:07:50for a period, all stem from the same
00:07:53governmental perspective, a mistaken logic,
00:07:56that they are approaching the market in a certain way, and it has always been present
00:08:00in Iran, that outlook, and that is
00:08:03that instead of curbing the root of inflation,
00:08:07regulating monetary activities, finding a solution
00:08:10to these structural problems, the government always resorts
00:08:14to fighting prices, and this whole situation
00:08:18that the government has created with schemes like commodity coupons
00:08:21is a result of this anti-market outlook that has always
00:08:25existed, and to a large extent, it can be said that it contains
00:08:29signs of populism. That is, a government that is itself
00:08:32devaluing its currency has also come
00:08:36and is telling people to come, I will give you money,
00:08:40you go and buy this kind of oil and this kind of rice
00:08:44that I have specified in these stores that I have specified.
00:08:47You can spend that credit. While the same government
00:08:51is causing inflation with its destructive activities in the money market,
00:08:54and no one can see this outwardly,
00:08:58and it is the same government that causes the value of that same commodity coupon to decrease
00:09:02again, and the same oil and rice
00:09:05that increase by a few percent at the end of the month, the reason for this is that the government
00:09:09has destructive monetary policies. If you look at the food
00:09:12markets in developed countries with healthy economies,
00:09:16there is as much fair competition as possible
00:09:19between stores. And it is interesting that if you look at large
00:09:23stores in Europe or America, for example, for a specific
00:09:27commodity like milk or coffee, the competition
00:09:30is about giving it a few cents cheaper. But in Iran, this issue
00:09:34of fair competition has never been recognized,
00:09:37and we see that it has had the opposite effect. That is, instead
00:09:41of competition being about who gives it cheaper,
00:09:44almost all producers are forced to increase
00:09:47prices at the end of the month. Therefore, my entire point is
00:09:51that this commodity coupon stems from
00:09:54an anti-market, coercive, and unrealistic view of the government
00:09:58regarding prices and the market. Ashkan Nazamabadi, economic journalist
00:10:07from the flight tracking website showing the sky of Saudi Arabia.
00:10:10Although the sky is witnessing
00:10:14many airplane flights, at
00:10:18least two airports have become closed or semi-closed.
00:10:21One of them is Riyadh Airport. We know that
00:10:25an hour ago, news came that loud explosions were heard in Riyadh,
00:10:29but the latest news indicates that the city
00:10:33of Riyadh was apparently targeted by Houthi ballistic missiles.
00:10:37These missiles, according to Saudi Arabian
00:10:40military sources, were all intercepted
00:10:43and no one was harmed. This is what Saudi Arabian
00:10:47military sources say and various news agencies,
00:10:50including Reuters, have quoted.
00:10:53Therefore,
00:10:55the situation in Riyadh, according to them, has returned to normal.
00:10:59But the circling flights
00:11:02in the sky of Saudi Arabia that wanted to reach Dammam
00:11:06airport are still visible. At least 3 flights are visible
00:11:10that are still circling in the sky, and one of them
00:11:14has been delayed for 5 hours and has been in the sky for hours. Anyway,
00:11:18let's see what will happen. Simultaneously
00:11:21with increasing tensions between Moscow and Kyiv, NATO
00:11:25has warned about a possible Russian attack on its members. On the other
00:11:28hand, the European Union has announced its largest sanctions package
00:11:32against the Kremlin's military industries. This is while
00:11:35the President of Ukraine says that despite the energy ceasefire
00:11:39agreement that Donald Trump had announced, Russian attacks on Ukraine's
00:11:43energy facilities have continued, and today
00:11:46six energy infrastructures in this country were targeted. Mahshid Hosseini reports.
00:11:50Last
00:11:56night, Kharkiv was again targeted by Russian attacks.
00:12:00Only
00:12:0510 minutes had passed since they had promised not to attack energy facilities
00:12:09when we witnessed five attacks. My child and I saw that this
00:12:12missile hit power plant number 5 and we witnessed
00:12:15it burning. It's terrible. The President of the United States yesterday
00:12:19posted on the social network Truth Social: "As
00:12:23of this moment, an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine
00:12:27has been established. Both sides have agreed
00:12:30not to violate it." The Kremlin declined to comment
00:12:34on the agreement. The President
00:12:36of Ukraine also said he was not aware of the agreement,
00:12:40but considered it an important step towards ending the war.
00:12:43Immediately
00:12:48after that post, Russia launched a targeted attack
00:12:52on a Kharkiv power plant which caused
00:12:55more damage to our energy infrastructure. It is clear that
00:12:59Putin does not read Truth Social.
00:13:03According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russia today attacked
00:13:07six more energy facilities in Ukraine. Simultaneously
00:13:10with the escalation of military pressure on Kyiv,
00:13:13Moscow is facing a new wave of political pressure.
00:13:17In Luxembourg, the foreign ministers
00:13:20of the European Union announced sanctions against more than
00:13:231600 individuals and companies
00:13:55associated with the military industries of Russia.
00:13:58At the Warsaw Security Conference in Poland, the Supreme Commander
00:14:02of NATO in Europe also warned that if attacked,
00:14:05the military alliance is ready
00:14:07to enter the war tonight.
00:14:11If anyone is foolish enough to attack us, we will fight. We will prevent their attack
00:14:15and not allow them to achieve their goals. Whatever goal they may have.
00:14:18The increased pressure from Europeans on
00:14:22Russia has coincided with a decrease in pressure
00:14:25from the US. Donald Trump, whose main
00:14:28priority these days is the war with Iran and controlling energy
00:14:31prices, has announced the supply of Russian diesel
00:14:35to the American and global markets. A trade concession
00:14:39that Moscow has been deprived of since the beginning of the war.
00:14:41At the same time, Trump has called for a change
00:14:45in the Ukrainian president and accused him of squandering
00:14:48many opportunities to end the war.
00:14:51Winter is coming, and
00:14:55Ukraine is concerned about the intensification of Russian attacks
00:14:58on its energy infrastructure during the cold season,
00:15:02a trend that has been repeated every winter
00:15:05since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
00:15:08Mahshid Hosseini, BBC.
00:30:20Headlines: Most
00:30:23incoming and outgoing flights to Saudi Arabia canceled
00:30:26as Houthi attacks continue. A number of major oil companies
00:30:30did not attend the Riyadh energy conference. He told us
00:30:34to deduct it from the commodity coupon. We told him, sir, the commodity coupon money
00:30:37has not been paid to us. A month has passed. We swiped cards for almost 45
00:30:40billion. He gave us 50 million. We don't have money anymore, we don't have capital anymore.
00:30:44The problem of lower income deciles in Iran
00:30:48in obtaining essential goods. According to media reports, the increased
00:30:51credit for commodity coupons will be deposited
00:30:54for 40 million people.
00:30:56The global economy in the midst of growth.