{"id":16248,"date":"2025-12-03T03:58:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=16248"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:58:21","slug":"irans-parliament-speaker-government-has-full-legal-authority-to-change-fuel-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/16248\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Parliament Speaker: Government Has Full Legal Authority to Change Fuel Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0Speaker of Iran\u2019s Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated on Tuesday that the legislature has delegated all decision-making authority on fuel pricing to the executive branch, stressing that any government move to adjust gasoline or diesel prices \u2013 including the recent three-tier pricing plan \u2013 falls squarely within its legal powers.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a press conference, Ghalibaf said parliament has no objection to the government\u2019s decisions on fuel pricing and will cooperate where possible. He noted, however, that one technical flaw was identified in the latest cabinet decree on gasoline pricing, which has already been referred to the parliamentary Committee on Reconciliation of Regulations and formally notified to the government for correction.<\/p>\n

On the prospect of raising ordinary gasoline prices from the current subsidized rate of around 3,000 tomans per litre to between 3,000 and 5,000 tomans, Ghalibaf remarked: \u201cIn my view, a change in this range will neither significantly curb smuggling nor reduce consumption, but it is the government\u2019s decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turning to Tehran\u2019s chronic air pollution crisis, the parliament speaker insisted the problem is \u201cfully controllable\u201d and does not require astronomical investment. He pointed to Beijing\u2019s successful clean-air campaign over the past decade as proof that rapid improvement is achievable.<\/p>\n

Ghalibaf reiterated long-standing data showing that 82 percent of Tehran\u2019s air pollution comes from mobile sources \u2013 primarily ageing vehicles, high-fuel-consumption trucks that burn up to 40 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres, sub-standard cars, and millions of carburettor motorcycles.<\/p>\n

He announced that he has tasked the parliament\u2019s Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee with conducting an in-depth new investigation and delivering a comprehensive report so the Majlis can fully exercise its oversight role on the issue.<\/p>\n

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