The bill was passed by a special parliamentary committee with 20 votes in favor and nine votes against during the committee’s Monday session.
Five lawmakers voted against the bill while four others abstained from vote.
The bill had been initially rejected by lawmakers on Sunday, but during the Monday session of the committee, they nullified their initial decision by voting in favor of the bill after certain modifications were made to it.
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani attended the Monday session of the committee advising lawmakers to pass the bill, telling them that the government will do its best to rectify the bill’s shortcomings.
The budget bill was presented to the Majlis by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s administration on February 1.
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