The Tariff Council increasing prices of gas and electricity, increase in food prices, and the manat fall are the leading topics of today's press.
The Azerbaijan newspaper writes about Khirdalan, which was granted a city status 10 years ago.
The website Azadliq.info writes about the government’s latest anti-popular decision to raise gas and electricity prices. The author cites the opinion of the head of the Popular Front Party Ali Kerimli on this occasion. He also reproaches the government for unnecessary expenses resulting in the increase in the prices of electricity and gas.
The website Strateq.az says the price of utilities will still increase. The expert Samir Aliyev links this with mismanagement. In addition, the issue of the country's gas and electricity is opaque. The way out is in the reform of this system.
Novoye Vremya writes about the constant fall of the manat and the impoverishment of the population against the background of inflation.
Bizim Yol writes about the increase in food prices, particularly for meat, milk and dairy products. Experts consider the failure of the development of animal husbandry. So, for 10 months of the year meat imports increased twofold. Increase in the imports of milk led to an increase in its prices. Experts complain about the lack of pastures, which affects the production of meat and milk negatively. –0---
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It will be cloudy and rainy in Baku and Absheron on 14 February. Wind will be north-west, gusty. Air temperature at night +2+4, during the day + 5+7. Humidity 75-85%.
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At the "Julfa" customs post of the Nakhchivan customs, during an inspection of a truck from Iran that was transiting to Türkiye, 101.4 kg of methamphetamine was found in the fuel tank and heating system tank.
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This year, 22,000 foreign language teachers and an additional 4,000 teachers who were unable to pass certification last year will be involved in the certification process, the director of the state agency for preschool and general education, Eshgi Bagirov, announced on February 12. According to him, of the 65,000 teachers involved in the certification, 55,000 passed successfully and received salary supplements. At the same time, employment contracts were terminated with 5,000 teachers who did not pass the certification.
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