BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 5. Azerbaijan is set
to significantly expand spending on social protection of low-income
families, Trend
reports.
This is reflected in the Citizens’ Budget Guide prepared by the
Ministry of Finance. The document notes that expenditures allocated
for social protection and social security in the state budget for
the upcoming year are projected at 4.87 billion manat ($2.86
billion).
Of that amount, more than 2.75 billion manat ($1.62 billion) is
earmarked specifically for measures aimed at improving household
incomes, reducing poverty, and strengthening social safeguards for
economically disadvantaged families, reflecting the government’s
stated priority of bolstering social welfare and financial
resilience across the country.
