NCRI – Hassan Rouhani faction newspapers (April 3, 2017) have described the actions of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as the source of corruption and smuggling, as well as the destruction of the economy.
State run Jomhouri newspaper wrote in this regard: To fight trafficking we must go to the authorities and facilities that hinder the government and do not care about the three branches about and enjoy the docks and airports to import whatever they want and do what they deem necessary.
This state run newspaper adds: In our country governments cannot uproot the trafficking… because some power brokers can import whatever they want without permission or customs duties and unanimously and in all steps of supply chain from transport to sale to consumption no one can confront them and they cannot be controlled or monitored. Consumer who is not entitled to deal with them, cannot control. Giant corporations and government equal to or even greater than that of the state do not pay taxes. There are giant corporations at par with the government or even greater than the government who do not pay taxes.
The state run Arman newspaper associated with Rouhani’s faction wrote: “The recession and unemployment is at the head of artillery of Principalists. The reality is that the Rouhani government has failed to have a tangible achievement for different classes of society. The President, instead of giving halfhearted defense, must answer how much of the mega economy is in the hands of the government as the executive branch and how much is in the hands of institutions, organizations or other entities. They are neither accountable to the government nor to the Parliament and do not pay a penny in taxes. So Mr. Rouhani while accepting the criticism about recession and unemployment must address the macroeconomic issues of Iran.
Arman wrote: Rouhani must tell people that creating investment security is not in the hands of the government and Iran is not in a desired situation in terms of the climate of investment.