oil fund

STATE OIL FUND OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

The Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Execution of the Budget of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2003 (06.09.2004)

In accordance with the "Regulations on the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan" approved by Decree No. 434, dated December 29, 2000, of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the "Rules on the preparation and execution of the annual program of revenues and expenditures (budget) of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan" approved by Decree No. 579, dated September 12, 2001, report on 2003 budget execution presented.

Taking into consideration the opinion of the Supervision Board and the results of an audit of State Oil Fund's financial operations conducted by a reputable international audit organization, according to the article 109, paragraph 32 of the AR Constitution it is hereby decreed:

To approve of the execution of the budget of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the year 2003, including 1 820 493.2 million manats in revenues and 1 180 120.2 million manats in expenditures. Fund budget for 2003 was executed with 49.2 % surplus in revenues and 3.1 % deficit in expenditures.

Indicators

Amount (in million manats)

Revenues

1 820 493,2


Including


1

Proceeds from sales of the Republic of Azerbaijan's share of crude oil (excluding the payments which have been considered in the legislation)

869 008,3


2

Bonus payments

608 945,8

3

Acreage fees

94 555,3

4

Rentals paid to the Oil Fund by foreign companies for state property used on a contractual basis

586,4


5

Revenues from SOFAZ's asset management

183 784,1

6

Other revenues and incomes

63 613,3

Expenditures

1 180 120,2


Including


1

Expenses related to the execution of the Decree No.562 of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, dated August 22, 2001 "On settlement of the problems of location of the Azerbaijanis internally displaced from their historical lands in the Armenian territory as a result of ethnic cleaning carried out by the Armenian chauvinists", Decree No.577 of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, dated September 7, 2001 "On some actions related to settlement of some internally displaced persons evicted from Agdam and Fuzuli regions and temporarily settled in the tent camps as a result of ethnic cleaning carried out by the Armenian chauvinists", Decree No.700 of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, dated May 13, 2002 "On some actions related to improvement of social and living conditions of internally displaced persons settled in the 5 tent camps located in the territo­ry of Bilasuvar region"

99 812,9


2

Financing the Share of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Main Export Pipeline Projectin accordance with Presidential Decree No. 739, dated July 30, 2002

576 000,0


3

Transfer to 2003 State Budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan

500 000,0

4

Administrative expenses of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan

4 307,3

Ilham Aliyev,

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku, September 06, 2004