Media Review for January 20, 2020

The stable development of Azerbaijan, the problem of fake butter in stores, and the situation with simplified tax are the topics of today's media.

The newspaper Azerbaijan writes about stability and tranquility in the country. Despite the problems existing in the world, Azerbaijan was developing steadily in 2019, Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting on January 13. The socio-political stability of Azerbaijan worries the anti-Azerbaijani forces, which are preparing various scenarios to undermine stability, finding ways to implement their plans, the author says.

The website Yeni Sabah.az writes about the problem with fake butter, discussing this issue with experts. Recently, 12 tons 575 kg of fake butter called Belarusian Cow was seized in Baku markets. There is information that fake butter is still sold in stores.

Experts believe that butter sold below 13-14 manat a kilo is not butter.

The website Bizimyol-info.az writes about simplified tax, discussing this issue with expert Rovshan Agayev. The primary outcome of the tax system speaks of the emphasis on fees in the non-oil sector, since it was this sector that was the target of tax changes.

The tax revenue after the changes amounted to 458.3 million manat.