In January-July 2013 the State Customs Committee collected to the state budget customs duties and taxes on the total amount of 764 million manat. This provided 55.3% of the plan forecast for this year.
According to the SCC, the amount of customs duties, compared to the same period in 2012 increased by 14.8%, or 99 million manat more. In total this year, customs officials have raised "the bar" on taxes and duties for a total of 180 million or 15%.
In July, Customs officers broke the record for the amount of collected funds - 124.1 million manat. This is 7 bn more than in June.
In 2013, the government raised its forecast for customs duties from 1,200 million to 1,380 million manat. - 08D-
Economics
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On 21 December, Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit met with Azerbaijani Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev at the Russian Ministry of Transport.
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Hundreds of trucks are stuck in the Kazakh port of Kuryk, facing delays for several days while waiting for ferry transport to Azerbaijan, the Azakhstan portal reports lada.kz. The backlog is due to a combination of reduced ferry availability, adverse weather conditions, and an influx of cargo rerouted because of expanded sanctions on Russia.
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Members of the Association of Independent Industrialists and Businessmen (MÜSIAD) have invested 61.3 million manats in Azerbaijan's economy over the past three years, Rashad Jabirli, chairman of "MÜSIAD Azerbaijan," revealed during a media briefing.
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While the global economy faces persistent challenges, trade between China and Azerbaijan has defied downward trends, demonstrating significant growth. According to official statistics from Azerbaijan, bilateral trade in 2023 reached 3.1 billion US dollars. In just the first ten months of 2024, trade volume increased by 17.1% year-on-year, reaching 3.02 billion US dollars, putting the annual trade figure on track to hit a record high.
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