Defense Expenditures in Iran's 1394 Budget
More so than other translations, the highly technical nature the budget reports means that the relative simplicity of the following tables hides potential difficulties in not just translating Persian to English, but financial-speak to layman-speak. At a Glance : - High disparity between the Army and IRGC's funding. Even ignoring the one-time allocation to the IRGC's Khatem al-Anbiya organization (see below), IRGC receives a billion more than the Army. Ministry of Defense and Armed-Forces Logistics : - Large quantity of ministry's funding earmarked for the ambiguously titled "strengthening/promoting defense". - At first glance, industrial defense base (IEI, HESA, AIO) will recieve a paltry sum. However, since this is listed under capital assets, their actual funding may be buried elsewhere in the budget (e.g. "strengthening defense", or "maintaining defense industrial production"). Armed Forces General Staff : - Not insignificant amount earmarke