Comments on: Iran- Budget Deficits and Elections http://middleeastanalyst.com/2008/08/23/budget-deficit-elections/ Analysis of the Middle East with special focus on Iran Mon, 21 Apr 2014 07:45:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.3 By: Preston http://middleeastanalyst.com/2008/08/23/budget-deficit-elections/#comment-9 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:30:15 +0000 http://middleeastanalyst.com/?p=20#comment-9 Iran announced this past week their intentions of putting a man in space within ten years. At this rate of fiscal activity, it will never happen.

]]> By: Meir Javedanfar http://middleeastanalyst.com/2008/08/23/budget-deficit-elections/#comment-8 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:19:19 +0000 http://middleeastanalyst.com/?p=20#comment-8 There are many reasons. Corruption can be a major factor.
See this article about $35 billion dollars missing from Iranian coffers
http://www.meepas.com/Iran_Biggest_corruption_case.htm
There is also a lot of waste and lack of planning. A lot of money is also put aside for political rather than economic usage. Unfortunately not enough is spent on national infrastructure.

]]> By: Preston http://middleeastanalyst.com/2008/08/23/budget-deficit-elections/#comment-7 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:07:36 +0000 http://middleeastanalyst.com/?p=20#comment-7 Mr. Javendafar,

This is unusual news that any Iranian government would be amassing such a deficit. Is Ahmadinejad’s spending spree going towards national infrastructural modernization, Iran’s oil industry, or “Defense”?

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