The SOCAR report (http://www.socar.az/socar/az/home) for January-April has been published.
Its tax payments since the beginning of the year amounted to 444 million 975 thousand manats (minus 5.91% to May 1 of the previous year). In April, 119 million 845 thousand manats was transferred, which is even smaller (minus 9.55%) than last year's figure.
Slightly better are the contributions to the State Social Protection Fund - 45 million 108 thousand AZN was passed since January (minus 3.19%). In April the figure was 13 million 138 thousand manats (+ 10.33% to last year's April). --17D-
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev inspected a fleet of specialized municipal service vehicles in Baku on Thursday, as part of efforts to modernize urban infrastructure and improve environmental sustainability.
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Azerbaijan's National Depository Center (NDC) has announced a series of strategic goals and digital innovations for 2024-2026, aimed at fostering trust, expanding market access, and diversifying investment instruments in the country’s capital markets.
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The payment method used in Baku's public buses, which operates via a mobile phone app and QR code activated by the M10 program, creates difficulties for passengers, economist Samir Aliyev stated on Facebook.
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Starting next year, the Azerbaijani government will adopt a new policy towards entrepreneurs who export domestic products abroad but fail to return a portion of their earnings to the country. This issue often concerns Azerbaijani tomatoes sold in Russia. According to National Bank Chairman Taleh Kazimov, decisions to penalize such entrepreneurs will no longer be made without a thorough investigation into the reasons behind the failure to repatriate earnings.
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