As of November 1, revenue of the State Social Protection Fund ( SSPF) amounted to 2 billion 208 million manats at just less expense ( 2 billion 119 million manats ) .
According to the Fund, the positive difference revenues were 4%, or 89 million manat.
In the structure of the fund in January-October, most of that (1 billion 253 million manats with a year's increase of 12%) were receipts for contributions of employers for compulsory social insurance. Of these, 57 % was the share of the private sector.
Transfers from the state budget to the budget of State Social Protection Fund for the period totaled, as expected, 952 million manat, the remaining proceeds for other positions.
The payment of pensions and allowances was 98 % of the costs.
Recall, the income and expenses of SSPF for 2013 were approved at the level of 2 billion 632 million 695 thousand manats. -17D-
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