Azerbaijan to raise minimum wages and pensions next year

“Instructions have already been given: the minimum wage, pensions and social benefits will be increased next year.”

Operative Information Center-OMM reports that President Ilham Aliyev made the announcement while addressing the eighth congress of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP).

“We pursue this policy regularly so that the well-being of the people of Azerbaijan improves year by year,” the head of state said.

The announcement outlines planned increases to several forms of income support in Azerbaijan. The source did not provide details on the size of the increases or when they will take effect.