Ministry of Taxes on taxation of traders in the "Bina" shopping center

Entrepreneurs working in shopping centers "Bina" and "Sadarak" must directly pay taxes to the state budget, and therefore cash registered are being set in the stores in  shopping centers.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, the First Deputy Minister of Taxes, Natig Amirov, said that  some entrepreneurs in these markets do not understand that taxes are included in the rent they pay the owners of shopping centers. According  to Amirov,  last year  the representatives of the Ministry of Taxes  had a special meeting with the owners of shopping centers and notified them   that during a year they must settle the issues with the payment of taxes. He  condemned the owners of shopping centers for not explaining  it the entrepreneurs. He also  said that cash registers will be set in 2013 in all stores of the  shopping centers.

Installation of  cash registers,  and simultaneous  increase often  rent caused dissatisfaction among traders  of "Bina" shopping  center.

On January 19 protesting  against these measures a group of businessmen blocked  the  main road Baku-Astara. The rally was dispersed with tear gas; 10 of its members  have been prosecuted, and 30 more  were punished administratively.—06D--