TEHRAN – The Majlis on Sunday finished its address of the next fiscal year’s national budget bill after 49 sessions held over 21 days, IRNA reported.

One of the points about the day’s outcome that made it to the headlines was that the lawmakers voted to double the share of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting of the budget.

The current year budget of the IRIB was 15 trillion rials ($263 million) and it was set at 30 trillion ($526 million) for the next year.

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