Threefold increase in exit fees in the 2018 budget bill

The President of Iran submitted the 2018 budget bill to the parliament. In this bill, the exit fees for each person have been increased several times. Shortly after the budget bill was published, social media reacted.

On Sunday, December 10, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani presented the 2018 budget to the Speaker of the Parliament in the open court of the Parliament.

In this budget, many tax items have been increased, including exit taxes, which show a threefold increase.

According to the 2018 budget bill, the exit fees for each person are as follows:

First trip tolls: 220,000 Tomans (compared to 75,000 Tomans in 2017)

Second trip fees: 330,000 Tomans (50% increase)

Tolls for third and more trips: 440 thousand Tomans (100 percent increase)

The multiple increase in exit fees quickly met with reactions on social media.

Source: DW