15 million people live below poverty line in Iran

17:41 - 10.01.2023


January 10, Fineko/abc.az. In Iran, 15 million people live below the poverty line, ABC.AZ reports with reference to the Iranian Ministry of Labor.

The minimum wage of civil servants is being discussed.

Hamshahri newspaper, talking about the discussion of the issue of wages in recent days, writes that taking into account inflation, the minimum wage should be increased by 51%.

The state budget for the new year (according to the local calendar) is being discussed in Iran.

According to the data for 2017, the population of the country is 81 million people.