Azerbaijan, Baku / corr Trend / In 2007, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) transferred approximately AZN 800,000 to the state budget. This is an increase by AZN 236.6mln from the same period of the last year, Trend reports with reference to SOCAR.
In 2007, AZN 56.45mln was transferred to the State Fund for Social Protection of Population, an increase by AZN 19.2mln from the last year.
In 2006 SOCAR transferred AZN 734.7mln to the state budget. This is a decrease by AZN 189.7mln compared to the last year.
Summary table of the budget transfers of SOCAR (in AZN thousand):
| Months | 2006 | 2007 | Difference |
| Fact | Fact | Fact(2006-2007) | |
| January | 39 559 | 51 160 | 11 601 |
| February | 63 935 | 60 846 | -3 089 |
| March | 67621 | 76972 | 9351 |
| April | 60 146 | 69 621 | 9 475 |
| May | 49 047 | 62 032 | 12 985 |
| June | 72 744 | 163 189 | 90 445 |
| July | 60 540 | 110 240 | 49 700 |
| August | 73 457 | 95 161 | 21 704 |
| September | 76 336 | 110 707 | 34 371 |
| Total | 563 385 | 799 998 | 236 613 |
| Transfers to State Social Protection Fund | |||
| January to September | 37 258 | 56 456 | 19 198 |