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SOCAR Payments to State Budget of Azerbaijan Decreased by More Than 9%
SOCAR's tax deductions to the state budget of Azerbaijan in January-October 2016 amounted to 1 billion 150.172 million manat, according to the SOCAR press office.
Note that for 10 months of 2015 SOCAR paid to the state budget 1 billion 271 million 276 thousand manat as taxes. That is, for 10 months in 2016 its contributions to the state budget decreased by 9.5%.
In October of this year, SOCAR tax payments amounted to 125.345 million manat to the state budget of Azerbaijan.
SOCAR payments for contributions for compulsory social insurance in January-October 2016 amounted to 119.37 million manat (3.4% growth). In October, the company charges amounted to 12 million 207 thousand manat.
In 2015, SOCAR paid taxes to the state budget of Azerbaijan in the amount of 1 billion 480.195 million manat.
In 2016 the plan for SOCAR tax payments to the state budget is set at 1 billion 240 million manat. -12D-
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