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Fury erupts in Iran over vast salaries paid to government officials

Public employees’ payslips surface online, sparking widespread anger as country’s economy continues to stagnate.
Revelations that senior Iranian government employees were being paid astronomical salaries have rocked the country and threatened popular support for the president, Hassan Rouhani, amid Iran’s continued economic stagnation, little improved by the lifting of international sanctions in January.

The revelations, which have sparked widespread anger, have continued to dominate front pages across the country, and even led to the resignation of the head of the state insurance regulator, Mohammad Ebrahim Amin.

The scandal first erupted two months ago when a series of payslips surfaced online, which showed a number of top executives at the state insurance company were being paid monthly wages roughly 50 times higher than the lowest government salary.

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