Stop Further Cuts to Iran’s Petrol Allowance and Prevent Another Price Increase
Addressed to: The President and Cabinet of Iran, the Ministry of Petroleum, the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company, and members of the Islamic Consultative AssemblyDate: 2 September 2026
We, the undersigned, call on the Iranian government to reverse the recent cuts to the subsidised petrol allowance and abandon its plans for a further price increase.
Since the beginning of the Iranian year 1405, the second-tier monthly allowance for private cars, priced at 3,000 tomans per litre, has been reduced twice: first from 100 to 70 litres, and then, on 28 July 2026, from 70 to 50 litres. In the space of only a few months, this allowance has been cut in half. The first-tier allowance of 60 litres at 1,500 tomans per litre remains in place, but senior government officials have indicated that further gradual reductions to the second tier are being considered.
At the same time, President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on 28 August 2026 that, following coordination with parliament and other state bodies, the third-tier price would rise from 5,000 to 10,000 tomans per litre. No firm implementation date has yet been announced. Nevertheless, doubling the third-tier price while reducing the lower-priced allowance would significantly raise transport costs for many households and workers.
These measures are being considered amid an acute cost-of-living crisis. According to the Statistical Center of Iran, annual inflation reached 69.9 per cent in August 2026, while prices were 89 per cent higher than a year earlier. For millions of Iranians, a car is not a luxury. It is necessary for travelling to work, taking children to school, reaching medical services and meeting ordinary daily needs. Taxi and ride-hailing drivers, delivery workers, mobile traders and many self-employed people also depend directly on affordable fuel for their livelihoods.
A petrol price increase does not affect motorists alone. It can raise fares, distribution costs and, ultimately, the prices of food and essential services. Ordinary people should not be made to bear the cost of an energy imbalance caused in part by inefficient vehicles, inadequate public transport and years of mismanagement in the energy sector.
We therefore call on the government and parliament to:
- Reverse the cuts to the second-tier petrol allowance and restore its previous monthly level;
- Withdraw the proposed increase in the third-tier price from 5,000 to 10,000 tomans per litre;
- Require a public cost-of-living assessment, advance notice and parliamentary scrutiny before any future change to fuel prices or allowances;
- Guarantee sufficient and reliable occupational fuel allowances for taxi drivers, delivery workers and others whose livelihoods depend directly on their vehicles; and
- Publish transparent accounts and direct any savings from energy reforms towards public transport and targeted support for low-income households.
We invite everyone who opposes placing a further burden on families and working people to sign this petition.
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I am signing because repeated cuts to the petrol allowance and further price increases, amid severe inflation, would place an additional burden on families and workers who depend on their vehicles.
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