Identification of 1506 Government Assets for 'Barter' in the Framework of 'Asset Generation'; Critics: It's a Plunder of Public Assets

The Privatization Organization of the Islamic Republic has identified 1506 'surplus data' in the asset generation plan in Iran for 'barter' with the claim of 'completing all unfinished projects in the country.' Some economic experts have deemed this plan 'extralegal' and a cause for the 'plunder' of public assets. Hossein Ghorban-zadeh, the head of the Privatization Organization, announced on Saturday evening, June 3, that the goal of implementing the asset generation plan is to 'complete all unfinished projects' in Iran and claimed that the sale of surplus properties and 'bartering or exchanging' surplus data is 'a path that aids the country's budget.' He stated that there have been 'misinterpretations' of the asset generation plan and that with its 'proper implementation,' government assets will undergo 'value enhancement' and play an important role in 'economic growth.' This government official claimed that the asset generation plan has brought 'government surplus assets' 'under the scrutiny of legislative and supervisory bodies' and is 'expected to focus on effectiveness and efficiency.' The asset generation plan and the sale of government properties have repeatedly faced criticism from observers, experts, as well as labor and professional organizations. Mowlavi Abdolhamid has previously emphasized that 'we fear' asset generation will also 'become like privatization.' Siamak Khosravi-Pour, an economic journalist, described asset generation as 'an encroachment on public assets' and stated that none of the government's assets are exempt from it. According to him, with the implementation of this 'extralegal' and 'illegal' plan, public assets will be subject to 'plunder.'