Personnel changes in the Ministry of Taxes continue. Last week, Minister of Taxes Fazil Mammadov dismissed seven of 13 persons from the post of minister counselor. According to the Ministry of Taxes, all the dismissed have been appointed as deputy heads of departments of various structural units. The Adviser to the Minister Alakbar Mammadov was appointed simultaneously the head of the Main Department of International Relations and tax monitoring in financial institutions.
Former Head of Tax Policy and Strategic Research of the Ministry of Taxes, Natig Shirinov, was appointed head of the Taxes Department №1. This department was established on 24 December, 2015, and until the position on it has not been approved yet. Previously, as Head of the Department of Taxes Tax №1 was appointed Zaur Fatizadeh .-- 08D-
Economics
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Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has introduced new regulations establishing the minimum royalties for authors of state-commissioned films, aiming to promote creative works reflecting the country's national identity and cultural values.
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Tea imports to Azerbaijan have increased. According to the State Customs Committee, from January to November 2024, tea imports grew by 3.3% year-on-year to 12,893 tons in volume and by 4.5% in value, amounting to $67.715 million.
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Azerbaijan’s State Railways (ADY) reported a 28% year-on-year increase in transit cargo volumes through the North-South International Transport Corridor (NSTC) in 2024, reaching 814,000 tonnes. This growth underscores the country’s concerted efforts to unlock the strategic potential of the corridor, which connects Northern Europe and Russia to the Indian Ocean.
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The architectural company El & En has received several contracts worth a total of AZN 805,593 from the Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture. Additionally, the Territorial Construction Planning Center commissioned projects from the private company El & En worth several hundred thousand manats. These architectural projects involve work in liberated territories and other regions of Azerbaijan. The co-owner of this company, along with his son, is Elbay Gasimzade, the head of the Public Council under the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture and simultaneously the Chairman of the Union of Architects.
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