Azerbaijan , Baku, April 13 / Trend, E. Ismayilov /
In January-March, the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee transferred 240.6 million manat to the state budget compared to the forecast 240 million manat, Chairman Aydin Aliyev said at a Cabinet of Ministers meeting on socioeconomic development in the first quarter of 2011. The meeting was chaired by President Ilham Aliyev.
Aliyev said the committee's payment commitments to the 2011 budget were 1.12 billion manat, and the plan was fulfilled at 100.2 percent in the first quarter.
POS-terminals have been installed to ensure transparency in customs offices, Aliyev said.
He said an electronic system has launched in the committee's Baku and Astara offices to ensure efficiency and transparency. The system will also soon be applied in other customs authorities, Aliyev added.
Control has been also strengthened over adherence to legislation by committee employees when fulfilling their official functions.
The official exchange rate is 0.792 manat to $1 on April 13 .