Changes in the state budget are needed to avoid the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov said on August 4.

In January-July 2019, the state budget revenues of Azerbaijan amounted to 12,435.5 million manats, while expenses reached 13,102.7 million manats, Trend reports referring to the country's State Statistical Committee.

The State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan transferred 348.4 million manats to the state budget in March 2019, which is 23.8 percent more than in the same period in 2018, Trend reports with reference to the SCC April 5.

The State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan transferred 329.65 million manats to the state budget in January 2019, which is 45.8 percent higher than in the same period in 2018, Trend reports with reference to the SCC Feb. 12.

Revenues to the state budget of Azerbaijan from duties in 2018 will grow by 26.8 percent or by 30 million manats, to 142 million manats, reads the draft amendments to the law "on the state budget for 2018" submitted to Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis (Parliament).

Draft state budget and draft consolidated budget for 2018, as well as consolidated budget indicators for the next three years were today discussed by Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Artur Rasizade.

The government of Azerbaijan has based its projections for the 2018 state budget on an oil price of $45 per barrel, a source in the government told Trend.

The Finance Ministry of Azerbaijan has submitted a draft state budget for 2018 to the Cabinet of Ministers of the country.

Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR transferred 128.954 million manats ($75.819 million) to the state budget of the country, which is more than 1.755 million manats ($1.031 million) or 1.4 percent as compared to the same period of last year.

Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Aydin Aliyev has voiced his confidence that there will be no problems in fulfilling the budgetary obligations.