People with Disabilities of First and Second Groups Exempt from Annual Medical Examination
The need for the annual medical survey of people with disabilities of Group 1 and in some cases Groups 2 and 3 is eliminated. Yesterday the President of Azerbaijan signed a decree on improving the system of assessment of disabilities.
According to the document, its purpose is to increase transparency and expand the use of modern ICT in this area, as well as improving the quality of medical and social expertise and rehabilitation. In addition, the order provides for the establishment of an electronic information subsystem in the field.
Organizational matters are entrusted to the Cabinet. It is also instructed to amend the criteria for determining disability, taking into account the increase in the term of appointment of the second and third degrees of disability for a period of at least five years in reducing the number of repeated surveys.
On a number of issues the responsibility has been assigned to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies. --17D-
Economics
-
Azerbaijan’s economy, which is heavily dependent on oil revenues, faces a stark warning in the 2021 report by Carbon Tracker titled “Beyond the Oil States: The Urgent Need to Reduce Dependence on Oil in the Context of the Energy Transition.” The report ranks Azerbaijan among the most vulnerable oil-dependent countries, placing it in the "5th group" — a category reserved for nations expected to experience a decline in oil and gas revenues exceeding 40% over the next decade. This group includes Angola, Bahrain, Timor-Leste, Equatorial Guinea, Oman, and South Sudan, highlighting shared economic risks for these states.
-
Azerbaijan's non-oil and gas exports rose 3.5% year-on-year to $2.8 billion during the first ten months of 2024, the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAERC) reported in its November "Export Review."
-
Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY) will modify the schedules for commuter and domestic trains in line with the Cabinet of Ministers' decision to adjust work and rest days in November, aiming to ensure safe and comfortable travel during the COP29 event, the company announced.
-
In Azerbaijan, the government has increasingly relied on tax exemptions for imported goods as a tool to stabilize domestic market prices. The exemption from the 18% VAT on wheat imports, extended this year, exemplifies this approach. New measures have also been introduced, including tax relief on imports of electric vehicle chargers, while exemptions for high-cost medications are currently under discussion. Notably, defense imports continue to be free from taxes and customs duties.
Leave a review