According to the Shahr-e-Bourse, despite the government’s repeated warnings about fuel imbalances and shortages of foreign exchange resources, imports of super-luxury cars with fuel consumption of 15 to 20 liters continue; an issue that shows a serious contradiction in policymaking and has raised questions about the necessity of allocating 71,000 tomans of foreign exchange.

One of the serious challenges facing the Iranian economy in recent years is the existence of contradictions in economic policymaking; a contradiction whose effects are clearly visible in the areas of energy, foreign exchange, and imports. This is despite the fact that the executive officials of the 14th government have repeatedly warned in recent weeks about imbalances in the energy sector, especially gasoline, as well as pressure on the country’s foreign exchange resources.

But despite these warnings, a review of sales advertisements in the imported car market shows that dozens of car models are being offered on the market at prices ranging from 50 to 60 billion Tomans; a significant portion of which have fuel consumption between 15 and 20 liters per 100 kilometers. This raises an important question: If the country is facing a gasoline shortage and currency pressure, how and with what justification was permission granted to import such fuel-intensive cars?