OREANDA-NEWS. August 24, 2010. The Azerbaijani government is aware of problem of accumulation of debts for taxes for economic development of the country.

The  governmental sources inform at present the government does not  plan sharp moves  in  this area.

“In particular, we do not prepare large scale writing-offs of tax arrears and fines,” the  governmental sources informed. Earlier,  the government wrote off mutual debts on delivery of power resources,  although,  tax payments were also charged on them.

“This issue is actually brought  to tax arrears of former  Azeriqaz CJSC,  which was transferred in structure of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR). It  is possible to expect any decisions in regard to  this issue  if it is necessary, but total writing-off of tax debts will not take place so that not to  generate and stimulate parasitic moods,”  the government pointed out.

Debts  for taxes exceed considerably written off energy subsidies (AZN 1.7 billion).