President Aliyev allocates funds to improve irrigation and water supply
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on measures to improve the provision of irrigation water to sown areas and meet the population's drinking water needs.
Under the order, 21 million manats will be allocated from the state budget to the OJSC Melioration and Water Economy of Azerbaijan to design and drill subartezian wells to improve the supply of irrigation water to 8,740 hectares of sown areas in 248 settlements, 38 cities and districts with a population of about 597,000 people, as well as to meet the needs of irrigated soil in irrigation water, as well as the population's drinking water needs.
The Cabinet of Ministers is instructed to resolve issues arising from the order and the Finance Ministry is tasked to provide financing indicated in the order.
President Aliyev allocates additional funds for construction of Guba hospital
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on additional measures for construction of the Guba Regional Central Hospital.
Under the decree, 7.55 million manats will be allocated from the state budget to the Health Ministry for completion of construction of the Guba Regional Central Hospital.
The Cabinet of Ministers is instructed to resolve issues arising from the order and the Finance Ministry is tasked to provide financing indicated in the order.
Azerbaijani president signs decree on transition to digital government
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree March 14 on measures to develop e-government and transition to the digital government.
According to the decree, the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations has been charged with the implementation and regulation of a state policy on e-government to improve the management system in this area, strengthen state control and improve the efficiency of the conducted work.
President Aliyev decrees to write off debts on compulsory social insurance
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on application of the "Law on regulation of debts in the field of compulsory state social insurance."
The law stipulates writing off the debts that were formed as of Jan. 1, 2006 and unpaid until April 1, 2018.
The document also envisages writing off financial sanctions formed as of Jan. 1, 2015 and not paid until April 1, 2018.
The financial sanctions are expected to be written off in the following order:
- in case the insured paid 10 percent of the debt on financial sanctions in April-May 2018, 90 percent of the amount is written off;
- in case the insured paid 30 percent of the debt on financial sanctions in April-July 2018, 70 percent of the amount is written off;
- in case the insured paid 50 percent of the debt on financial sanctions in April-September 2018, 50 percent of the amount is written off.
The law will take effect from April 1, 2018.