Tehran, YJC. Jahangiri has said that if oil prices get as low as $40 per barrel, the Iranian government will be able to handle the situation.
First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri Speaking at a meeting
in Hamedan on Tuesday asserted that a downward trend affecting oil prices is
not going to make the Rouhani administration unable to do successfully in
managing Iran's domestic affairs.
"Things are a bit
different on the economic front. Since the beginning of the eleventh
administration there were two problems, one of them was inflation and the other
economic downturn. Thanks to the policies adopted, a large part of the problems
were raised,” he said.
Jahangiri asserted that the government has devised special
programs to lead the country out of recession, create jobs, and improve
economic growth.
"The government also sent a collection of policies in the
form of a bill to the Majlis. It is good news that the bill has been considered
by the Majlis. The administration expects lawmakers pass those parts of the
bill that relate to dealing with the recession, investment improvement, raising
executive obstacles, and helping improve people’s livelihood,” he further said.
The lowering of oil prices is a political scheme by some
countries, he asserted, adding "It is in no way accepted that the sudden fall
of oil prices should be an economic issue based on demand and supply.”
He urged regional countries to refrain from doing acts that
would damage relations and said "Even if oil prices get as low as $40, we are
sure to manage the country well by relying on resistance economy and
painstaking programming to lead the country out of inflation and recession.”