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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/world/middleeast/11iran.html
Iranian Officials Warn of Unrest Tied to Subsidy Cuts
(New York Times) William Yong - Top Iranian police officials issued a series of warnings this month against the threat of strikes and civil unrest provoked by planned cuts in subsidies in a country already stricken by high inflation and widespread unemployment. Price supports amount to $4,000 per family per year, according to a recent report by the International Monetary Fund. Cash reimbursements intended to compensate families have not yet been made, and Iranian press reports have estimated that the value of these payments could be as little as $24 per month, meaning that a family of four would receive less than one-third of the government help provided under the current subsidy regime.