Serious resistance exists in Azerbaijan for expansion non-cash payments

Baku. 30 November. REPORT.AZ/ Significant decrease is observed in Azerbaijan in tax revenues from banking, construction, oil and trade sectors.

Report informs, Deputy Taxes Minister Sahib Alakbarov told reporters.

According to S.Alakbarov, large tax evasion exists in sports betting: "In the past period, over 105 000 new taxpayers were registered. More than 20 000 of them are legal persons."

The deputy minister said that a proposal has been submitted to the government on non-cash payments: "This is a very serious tax base. We have put forward proposals on this issue in 2011. But there is a serious resistance in this regard."