Speaking on Monday, Massoud Mirkazemi said no plans were being considered for rising the price of energy carriers in the country.

He added: "If we study the situation of the past few years, we will see that we have consumed a lot of resources, but not only did it not lead to an increase in household income, but even a decrease in their income, shrinking economy, inflation above 22.5% and investment growth of a negative 4.6 percent has been the result.”