Social expenditures of Azerbaijan's state budget rise by nearly 7%

In January-September this year, social expenditures (salary fund, pensions and social benefits, medicine and food expenses according to economic classification) of the state budget of Azerbaijan amounted to AZN 7,655,200,000, accounting for 43.2% of total expenditures.

Report informs, citing the Ministry of Finance, that this is AZN 483.5 million or 6.7% more compared to the same period last year.

During nine months, the commitments made by the treasury bodies on expenditure orders submitted by budget organizations were fully and timely financed.