Exclusion of Low-Income Segments from Car Lotteries
Abbaspour, the spokesperson for the Parliament’s Industries and Mines Commission, stated that this action is incorrect because with this condition, low-income individuals cannot participate adequately, and only those who have savings can take part in the lottery schemes. Previously, individuals who did not have much liquidity and financial capability would, after winning in the lottery schemes, sell items like gold and deposit the car purchase money into the accounts of car manufacturers. However, now that they are required to deposit part of the car’s price into a trust account before the lottery takes place, they cannot participate in these schemes, and only those with savings can benefit from them. With the new condition, cars do not go to those in need but end up with brokers; in fact, the profit from the lottery once again goes into the pockets of speculators.