OREANDA-NEWS. July 20, 2010. The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan paid AZN 88 million 690 thousand to the State Budget for June of the current year that is AZN 638 thousand (100,7 %) more against payments for the same period of 2009. For January-June 2010, SOCAR transferred AZN 513 million 972 thousand to the State Budget that was AZN 116 million 949 thousand or 129,5 % more against payments for the same period of 2009. Besides, the Company’s payment to the State Social Protection Fund made AZN 11 million 634 thousand in June 2010 that is AZN 850 thousand (107,9 %) more compared to the same period of 2009. In general, the January-June payments to State Social Protection Fund totaled AZN 61 million 257 thousand that is AZN 8 million 434 thousand (116,0 %) more against the payments for the same term in 2009.