Azerbaijan, Baku, 8 July /corr. Trend E.Babayev / The Press Council of Azerbaijan considers that the journalists in Azerbaijan should be referred as to the layers of population receiving social mortgage. "We intend to appeal to the State Head to name the journalists in Azerbaijan as layers of population receiving social mortgage," the Chairman of the Press Council, Aflatun Amashov, told Trend on 8 July.
The mortgage crediting began to be introduced in Azerbaijan in 2005. According to the Presidential decree, the privilege credits commented to be provided on 23 January 2007. The average salary of journalist in Azerbaijan is AZN 200.
According to Amashov, this issue will be discussed together with the economists, and access of journalists to the mortgage credits will be searched. "It is high time to carry out real activities to resolve social problems of journalists. Therefore, the basic direction of the activity of the Press Council will be the social problems of journalists," the Chairman of Council said.
Economist Vugar Bayramov told Trend describing journalists as layers of society, who use social mortgage, is fully possible. According to him, at present social mortgage is used by the military people, internally displaced persons, martyr families, workers of border service, people with the scientific degree. "In my opinion, the wage of journalists is small, and they cannot acquire apartment by other means," Bayramov said.
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