Gholamreza Tajgerdoun, head of the Islamic Council's Program and Budget Committee, announced that about 75 percent of government employees receive less than 30 to 35 million tomans in salaries and benefits, and this amount of income does not match the cost of living. Referring to the living conditions of government employees, Tajardon told the Hana Malat news agency on Friday, November 8: "This number is very terrible and does not correspond to the standard of living at all." He added that even workers who receive 15 to 16 million omans are among the government's wage earners. Referring to the holding of almost weekly meetings with government representatives to examine the status of people's rights and livelihoods, the Chairman of the Parliament's Program and Budget Committee emphasized that there is a large gap between the Parliament's requests to increase wages and benefits and the government's economic reliefs.

Gholamreza Tajgerdoun, head of the Islamic Council's Program and Budget Committee, announced that about 75 percent of government employees receive less than 30 to 35 million tomans in salaries and benefits, and this amount of income does not match the cost of living. Referring to the living conditions of government employees, Tajardon told the Hana Malat news agency on Friday, November 8: "This number is very terrible and does not correspond to the standard of living at all." He added that even workers who receive 15 to 16 million omans are among the government's wage earners. Referring to the holding of almost weekly meetings with government representatives to examine the status of people's rights and livelihoods, the Chairman of the Parliament's Program and Budget Committee emphasized that there is a large gap between the Parliament's requests to increase wages and benefits and the government's economic reliefs.