Analysis of the Nature of the Incomes of The National Iranian Oil Company and Its Legal System

The importance of government’s income and its governance make legislators observe such income carefully and also determine the way that the government shall use its income. Depending on which category such income falls within, namely,  public income, dedicated income, corporate income, the laws applicable to the income differ. National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is one of the main governmental companies, income of which constitutes a major part of the government’s income. Thus, legislator enacted laws to govern income of NIOC. Now the question is within which category the income of NIOC falls and what is the scope of its authority to use such income? This essay is aimed to answer such questions using reasons and reviewing and interpreting the applicable laws.