Flight Fight: Proposed Tripling Of `Departure Tax` Roils Iranians
(WorldNews Iran)

The price for Iranians of heading abroad could triple if the government`s new budget proposal is approved. Under the budget plan submitted by President Hassan Rohani on December 10, so-called departure taxes would skyrocket to around $60 for a single trip outside the country, compared with the current fee of $20. Subsequent trips within a 12-month period would incur even higher fees. The proposed tax hike has prompted outrage among many Iranians, who are...