SWEDISH COMPANY FINANCING AZERBAIJANI ARMY?

PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the Colonel Melikov, “the money will be received from persons, corporations as well as from the foreign citizens”. Though according to the official version the donations will be made on the voluntary basis, the Azerbaijani press is convinced that the decree of the President means mass requisitions. A political scientist from Baku, Rasim Musabekov forecasts “intrusions on businessmen aiming at squeezing out money for the fund”. He voices his concern that as a result of Aliyev’s new undertaking, the population barely making ends meet, will be obliged to transfer money in the favor of the fund”.

It’s worth noting that the initiators of creation of the fund on support of the army do not even hide that they count on the money of not only their compatriots but also foreign companies operating in Azerbaijan. So, there is a real danger that all the foreign investors will be taxed. They will have no choice. The refusal to pay the money will mean to call into question the perspective of getting back the financial resources invested in the Azerbaijani economy. Knowing about such a danger, some foreign companies have already agreed to pay accurately the newly introduced tax for maintenance of the Azerbaijani army. If believe the Baku newspapers, the representation of the Ericsson Swedish company operating in Baku has expressed its readiness “to help the Azerbaijani army and to allocate sponsor money to it”. An interesting detail – the Swedish government spends lot of money on the implementation of programs on mine clearing in the zone of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, at the same time the company operating in Baku “donates” money that is being used for purchase of new mines. The official Stockholm, indeed, has lot of things to think about...