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Azerbaijan to develop program for decreasing grain dependence on abroad

03 November 2022 14:18 (UTC +04:00)

"There is a relevant instruction by the President in the direction of decreasing dependence of our country on imported products," said Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov during discussion of the draft law on "State Budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2023" at the meeting of the Committee of Azerbaijani Parliament on Economic Policy, Industry, and Entrepreneurship, APA-Economics reports.

Minister has noted that a relevant program will be developed for decreasing dependence regarding grain: "Taking relevant steps in this direction is considered. An increase of 20.5% is observed in the funds, allocated from state budget for this field."