Media Review January 30, 2019

The implementation of the state program of regional development, proposals for making changes to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, and the situation of the country in connection with corruption are the leading topics of today's media.

The Azerbaijan newspaper writes about the final conference held on January 29 on the implementation of the regional state development program with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev.

The author recalls that we are talking about the program for 2014-2018, noting also that the head of state approved the state program for 2019-2023. The article notes that all economic indicators give reason to assert the successful development of the country.

The newspaper Yeni Musavat writes that new tax rules create problems for private entrepreneurs; they cannot be payers of the simplified tax, since the range of this tax is limited. Experts propose to make changes to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on the criteria for business entities.

By the way, only small entrepreneurs can be payers of simplified tax, the expert Vugar Bayramov reminds. He also provides a detailed reminder of the criteria for business entities.

The Azadliq.info website writes about the level of corruption in Azerbaijan, based on the latest report of Transparency International, according to which Azerbaijan dropped by 30 points. Commentary on this report and the situation with corruption in general is given by the economist Gubad Ibadogu. In his opinion, the fight against corruption is as important as the issue of national security.