Iran's new budget is drawn up accoding to the reduction dependence on oil revenues by 30%

Almaty. December 15. Silkroadnews - New Iranian budget is formed with the 30 per cent reduction of dependence on income from oil sales, transfers Silkroadnews.
"The budget was calculated based on the price of a barrel of oil to $72 and the cost of the dollar to 28,500 rials. Thus, the country has reduced its dependence on oil sales by 30%, which was an unprecedented economic event in its history",- said Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Soren Sattar.
"The sanctions were introduced against Iran's economy and its people, but they have contributed to the use our new economic model, which is a good sign for the country", - he added.
At the same time, the Vice President pointed out that more needed to be done is to "reduce the economy's dependence on oil revenues and cease to use them to start and support all sorts of economic projects".
Earlier, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani noted that the country's budget for next year will be less dependent on oil revenues. He also said that the government of Iran will able to manage the economy in the context of the current reduction in prices for "black gold". At the same time, according to H.Ruhani, "fall in oil prices in the world is the result of non-economic factors, and the conspiracy of certain states, reap the benefits".