Rouhani to Raise Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Budget by 50%
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans a 50 percent increase in spending for the Revolutionary Guards for next year even after oil prices fell to 5-year lows.
Rouhani proposed increasing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ budget to 174 trillion rials ($6.5 billion) from 115 trillion rials, according to figures published today by Tasnim news agency.