At the same time as the wave of inflation continues in Iran, Ali Babai Karnami, head of the social committee of the parliament, announced that about eight million people suffered from "absolute poverty and malnutrition" following the improper implementation of the program to remove the preferred currency, and up to 50 million people face problems in receiving food.
Babai Karnami said in an interview with Iran Watch News on Sunday, November 8: "By removing the currency of 28,500 tomans, subsidies were supposed to be paid at the end of the distribution chain so that people could still buy basic products at a subsidized price."
He attributed the livelihood consequences of this plan to the way it was implemented and added that access to food has become so difficult for a large part of the Iranian population that they cannot get enough calories for their daily needs.