The forecast for state budget expenditure was fulfilled by 96 percent.
According to the ministry, 16.6 billion manat ($9.8 billion) accounted for current expenditure in the structure of state budget expenditure (decrease by 68.6 million manat $40.3 million or 0.4 percent compared to 2020), 8.6 million manat ($5.05 million) - on capital expenditure (increase of 592.2 million manat ($348.3 million) or 7.4 percent), 2.2 million manat ($1.3 million) - for servicing public debt and obligations (increase of 472.6 million manat ($278 million) or 27.4 percent).
Some 10.3 billion manat ($6.05 billion) was allocated from the state budget to finance social expenditure (wage fund, pensions and social benefits, purchase of medicines and food) in 2021, which is by 642.9 million manat ($378.2 million) or 6.7 percent more than in 2020.
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