To investigate the 2025 National Budget Bill (18): Subject of Note 10 – Housing and Transportation

Abstract
The judgments of Provision 10 in the 2025 national budget bill, regarding housing, cover only a limited segment of the mandates outlined in the Seventh Development Plan. Specifically, clause (b) of this article combines the provisions of Articles 50, 52, 53, and 54. Therefore, it is primarily expected that budgetary-related provisions from the Development Plan be presented explicitly or in aggregate form with clear specification of expenditures within the bill. Practically, considering the current crisis of housing affordability and the difficulty households face in purchasing or even renting homes, and in compliance with Article 31 of the Constitution, the obligations set forth in Chapter Eleven of the Seventh Development Plan (which have a budgetary nature), and the mandates of the Housing Production Leap Law—especially regarding the budget share in the National Housing Fund resources and the provision of infrastructure and supportive services—the government is expected to actively engage in securing the budget for infrastructure, foundational facilities, and preparation for housing development. This is a practice generally observed in most countries, where approximately one percent of their gross domestic product is allocated to various supports and expenditures in the housing sector. Furthermore, the overall assessment of Article 10 in the 2025 budget bill concerning transportation reveals that the provisions presented bear little relation to the Seventh Development Plan. For instance, although according to paragraph (t) of Article 59 of the Seventh Development Plan Law, the government is obligated to allocate the necessary budget annually within the budget bills to reduce road traffic fatalities by 10%, the 2025 budget bill—as the annual implementation segment of the Development Plan—has not adequately addressed this issue. Therefore, it is recommended that the revenues from traffic violation fines, as outlined in the framework of the Seventh Development Plan, be dedicated to this objective. Additionally, concerning the use of foreign airlines on domestic routes, given that this provision is non-budgetary and entails restrictive conditions—such as the requirement for bilateral agreements and parliamentary approval—it is proposed that this matter be addressed through amending Article 9 of the Civil Aviation Law.
Subjects

[1] ”تحلیل تحولات و چشم انداز اقتصاد ایران در آستانه تدوین بودجه 1404“،مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی. تهران، 1403
[2] ”قانون بودجه سال 1403 کل کشور“.
[3] ”قانون برنامه پنجساله هفتم پیشرفت جمهوری اسلامی ایران (1403 - 1407)“.
[4]مقررات ملّی ساختمان ایران، مبحث بیست و یکم: پدافند غیرعامل،1395 : دفتر تدوین مقررات ملی ساختمان.