Head of the Targeted Subsidies Organization Announces Eligibility Criteria for 1.5 Million Toman Kalabarg Payment/ What Should the Income Ceiling Be?

CEO of the Targeted Subsidies Organization, referring to the eligibility criteria for the 1.5 million toman kalabarg payment, said that households without property or vehicles whose members' combined monthly income is below 20 million toman are among the groups under review. Their bank transactions are also being assessed in line with their income level.

According to Ambassador Arjan Hassan Nowrozi, CEO of Subsidies Targeting Organization, in a TV program, referring to the government's approach to make livelihood support more targeted in the new phase of implementing the Kalaberg plan, said: At this stage, about 18.3 million heads of households, equivalent to a population of over 40 million people, have been identified using the databases of various devices.

He stated that the government's goal is to direct livelihood support to the lower income sections of the society, and stated: In allocating support aid, priority should be given to households that have a more unfavorable income situation. Based on this, the government has put the identification of needy groups on the agenda using the information available in the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare, the National Tax Affairs Organization and the Subsidy Targeting Organization.

Nowrozi added: At this stage, the people covered by the Imam Khomeini (RA) Relief Committee and the Welfare Organization, including the people waiting to receive support services, are given priority.

The CEO of Subsidies Targeting Organization continued by referring to other groups included in these supports: people with incurable diseases, households with members with moderate or severe disabilities, households with malnourished children, female heads of households without members with formal employment, and elderly people without pensions are among the government's attention groups.

He listed the children left out of school from other groups considered in this plan and said: The support for these children is pursued with the aim of providing them with the opportunity to continue their education.

Nowrozi also pointed to the economic criteria used to identify some households and stated: Households without property and cars, whose total monthly income is less than 20 million Tomans, are among the groups under investigation. Also, the bank transactions of these households are also evaluated according to their income level.

He emphasized: The identification of these groups has been done with the aim of prioritizing livelihood support and directing resources towards households that need more support.

The deadline for registering the request for an increase in the product list will be extended if necessary

Hassan Nowrozi, CEO of Subsidies Targeting Organization, announced the possibility of extending the deadline for applicants to apply to the self-declaration system to benefit from the increase in the number of items and said: The application deadline is set for 24:00 on Friday, but if there is a significant number of people who failed to register the application, this deadline will be extended for a few days or even more.

Emphasizing that the government does not intend to deprive a part of the eligible community from this opportunity due to the time limit, he stated: The government's emphasis is that the increase in credit card of eligible people will be paid in October.

Nowrozi added: If a significant number of about 18,300,000 heads of households who must apply to the system fail to register their application, more opportunities will be given for them to apply.

The CEO of the Subsidy Targeting Organization emphasized: The goal is that all eligible people can register their application and the time limit does not prevent them from benefiting from the government's livelihood support.

300 million liters of fuel are consumed daily in the country

In another part of his speech, Norouzi explained the resources and costs of the subsidy targeting organization and stated: Out of the total government budget of 6,278 hems this year, about 2,320 hemts have been allocated to issues related to the targeting of subsidies, which is a significant figure.

Referring to the sources of income of this organization, he added: most of the targeted sources of subsidies are provided from the domestic sale of petroleum products, the export of petroleum products, and the domestic sale of natural gas.

The CEO of Subsidies Targeting Organization explained: Domestic sales of products such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, kerosene and liquid gas are among the sources of income of this sector. Also, the export of petroleum products, including heating oil or fuel oil, plays a role in providing targeted sources of subsidies.

Referring to the share of domestic sales of natural gas in the resources of this organization, Norouzi said: Out of the total targeted sources of subsidies, about 666 hemats are provided from the domestic sales of natural gas. This income is the result of selling gas to different sectors including households, commercial sector, industries, power plants, petrochemicals and refineries.

Payment of cash subsidy to more than 75 million people

He went on to explain the targeted expenses of the subsidies and stated: The resources collected by this organization are spent based on the expenses determined in the current year's budget law, one of the most important of which is the payment of cash subsidies to the people.

The CEO of Subsidies Targeting Organization added: Currently, cash subsidies are paid to more than 75 million people out of the country's population of about 90 million, and these payments are made in the form of 300 thousand tomans and 400 thousand tomans.

Allocation of more than 7 hemats per month to drug subsidy

Referring to the share of the health sector as one of the targeted sources of subsidies, Norouzi said: Medicine is one of the most important issues of the country, and every year about 85% of the resources of this organization are allocated to subsidize drugs, powdered milk and medical consumables.

He continued: The payment of the subsidy targeting organization in this sector is on average 7 to 7.1 hemats per month.

410 Hammet for the guaranteed purchase of wheat

The CEO of Subsidies Targeting Organization listed the guaranteed purchase of wheat as one of the other important uses of this organization and said: This year, about 410 hemets from the targeted sources of subsidies have been considered for the guaranteed purchase of wheat.

Nowrozi also pointed to the costs of transporting petroleum products inside the country and added: due to the high volume of consumption and movement of petroleum products, a part of the targeted resources of subsidies is allocated to cover the costs of transporting these products.

Stating that more than 130 million liters of gasoline and about 110 to 115 million liters of diesel are consumed daily in the country, he said: including other petroleum products, about 300 million liters of products are transported in the country daily.

According to Nowrozi, about eight Hamats are paid monthly to cover the costs of transportation and movement of petroleum products in the country.

The CEO of the Subsidies Targeting Organization mentioned Kalaberg as another important use of subsidies targeting resources and said: This department allocates about 996 hemats of resources.