(MENAFN- AzerNews)
A draft law aimed at abolishing the road tax for cargo transit
has been prepared by Azerbaijan, Azernews reports per Chairman of
the State Road Transport Service under the Azerbaijani Ministry of
Digital Development and Transport Anar Rzayev.
The remarks were made at a conference on“Development prospects
of international road shipments in Azerbaijan” on May 19 in
Baku.
The chairman noted that the bill was developed in order to
abolish the standard of cargo carriers paying road taxes in
accordance with the country's Tax Code, which has no relation to
road charges. He added that the road tax payment upon entry to the
country applies to both local and foreign carriers.
The chairman added that some other issues are also included in
the bill.
'Following the bill, some types of taxes are scheduled to be
reduced, while some of them will probably be canceled,' he
noted.
Transit facilitation accord
Speaking at the same event, Deputy Head of the Department for
Organization of Customs Control and Trade Facilitation at the
Azerbaijani State Customs Committee Samad Garalov also announced
that a draft agreement on transit facilitation is expected to be
signed between Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan.
In his view, the draft was developed back in 2016 by the customs
services of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan with the financial
support of the Asian Development Bank.
'This agreement was signed between our country and Georgia. The
signing of this agreement by Kazakhstan is expected. Moreover, this
system is expected to be launched by Georgia from January 1, 2023,'
the department head noted.
Garalov added that this draft can become competitive among
similar initiatives.
Cargo shipment
Meanwhile, the head of the transport industry regulation
department at the Azerbaijani Ministry of Digital Development and
Transport Vasif Amiraslanov noted that the demand for cargo
shipments through the South Caucasus will grow under the new
realities.
He added that the ministry will continue to support TRACECA
[Europe-Caucasus-Asia transport corridor project] in the process of
simplifying customs procedures and tariff policy.
'Our ministry pays special attention to companies engaged in
international cargo shipments. Azerbaijan aims to diversify
transport corridors and support state support for transport
projects, improvement of normative acts,” the head of the
department noted.
Further, Amiraslanov stressed that Azerbaijan is a participant
in international transport projects. Thus, to this date, work has
already been completed on the construction of a railway on the
border with Iran. Besides, work is underway to improve the
North-South international transport corridor.
In a separate statement, Anar Rzayev stated that Azerbaijani
carriers are ready to participate in combined cargo shipments.
The official noted that the sector of combined cargo shipments
is rapidly developing and creating new opportunities not only for
the domestic market but also for the region as a whole.
'We aim to accelerate Azerbaijan's integration into the
international transport system, simplifying cargo transportation
and optimizing the legal framework. Measures have been taken to
create ports, roads, and railways to ensure the transit of goods to
European countries. A new method of issuing permit forms for
international shipments was introduced and an appropriate
commission was created,” he stressed.
He also noted that work is underway in Azerbaijan for the smooth
implementation of freight and passenger traffic.
'In 2015, 155,000 companies carried out cargo transportation
through the territory of Azerbaijan, and now this figure exceeds
240,000. The volume of cargo transportation is also growing,'
Rzayev said.
Later, it was noted that a new model of roads is being formed
with the creation of recreation areas and the provision of services
to drivers based on international standards.
'The current realities require attracting the flow of goods to
our region and carrying out active work in this direction,” he
stressed.
Moreover, the official added that Azerbaijan is ready to
increase the number of permit forms, as it has a sufficient base
for the implementation of combined cargo shipments.
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