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MP: Next year budget does not have enough resources for Government Support Fund for Mass Media

12 November 2009 14:45 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev â€“ APA. Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament) continued discussion over the state budget of Azerbaijan for 2010 and heard proposals of lawmakers, APA reports.

MP Samad Seyidov said the budget bill considered funding of nearly 70 embassies and consulates and 51 million AZN were allocated for this field as against 45 million in 2009. Seyidov called it as good case and said there was no reduction in budget allocations.

Shamsaddin Hajiyev said successful policy of recent years secured Azerbaijani economy.

Baba Taghiyev proposed to increase resources allocated for Public Broadcasting Company and defense expenditure. â€œArmenia has military bases and special military equipments in Gumru. From this view, Azerbaijan should increase its defense expenditureâ€.

Lawmaker Akram Abdullayev demanded to intensify care and attention for youth in the country and to increase resources allocated for this sphere.

Bakhtiyar sadigov spoke about the government care for the press and said not enough resources were assigned for the Government Support Fund for Mass Media. â€œAzerbaijani press will celebrate its 135 years anniversary soon. If the assignment is increased, it will promote realization of credits for the pressâ€.

Hikmet Atayev proposed to elaborate program for the development of nut production, otherwise this sphere will end its existence, said the lawmaker. Atayev said modern medical equipments were purchased for the country, but the doctors couldnâ€™t use it. He said experts should be sent abroad to improve their skills.

Ali Huseynov said increase and reduction in the budget should be accepted as normal. He also proposed to hold attestations in the filed of high education in the country. He said it was not correct to squander existing resources.

The discussions are continuing.