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YAP functionary: â€œSome parties should go to the Finance Ministry, in stead of going to the embassies or international organizationsâ€

12 November 2008 13:02 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev â€“ APA. The parliament continued discussing the draft state budget for 2009 today. APA reports that the parliamentarians gave their proposals to the bill. MP Siyavush Novruzov said he did not support broad discussion of the budget and underlined that everybody knew the work done in the country. He said the statements that Azerbaijanâ€™s budget depended on oil were wrong. Novruzov offered to construct railway from Nakhchivan to Gars and reduce the price of tickets for Baku-Nakhchivan flight.

The parliamentarian also underlined the necessity of solving the problem of political partiesâ€™ financing.
â€œSome parties appeal to embassies and international organizations for financing and undertake some obligations in exchange for financing. They should go to the Finance Ministry in order not to have obligations before anyone,â€ he said.

MP Hadi Rajabli said the problems related to medical insurance should be solved. Igbal Agazadeh underlined the importance of carrying out reforms in the management of the government and abolishing some ministries.
â€œThere are state committees that can not work. There is no need for such committees,â€ he said.
Igbal Agazadeh highly appreciated allocation of funds from state budget for mass media and NGOs.

Yagub Mahmudov said the graves in Guba was about to collapse, attention should be paid to it. Azay Guliyev also highly appreciated allocation of funds for NGOs. The parliamentarian said AZN 14 million allocated for social mortgage loans was not enough and offered to increase it. Zahid Oruj noted the importance of strengthening the reforms in the field of education and increasing the salaries of the people working in this sphere.

The discussions will continue in the second half of the day.