But the Iranian budget is now running a 15%-of-GDP deficit, and foreign reserves are shrinking, despite the oil boom. Instead of distributing oil revenues through a program of low-cost loans, as promised, the government has been forced to ration gasoline, as economic promise has given way to crisis.
在经济状况良好的时候，人们或许会对类似这样的举动视而不见。但是，伊朗国家预算赤字达到国内生产总值的15%，而且，尽管油价上升，外汇储备却在下降。政府原先保证通过低息贷款分配石油收入，但是，随着经济形势从前途光明变得危机重重，政府被迫对燃油实行配给制度。