The droll statement made by Azerbaijani Arif Veliyev

The chair of the State Statistical Committee Arif Veliyev has “lessened” the level of the shaded economy from the 60 to 9 percent. Yesterday he has announced that the level of the shadowed economic level is not exceeding 9 percent of GDP, informs “Azadlig” newspaper.

According to the head of the committee that field of the economy mainly makes the work realized at the homes of the people and their routine, their services and produced goods. “The bread baked at home, for example, those who repair homes, tutors of pupils and so on which can’t be counted,” he said.

“According to the chair of the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Arif Veliyev the GDP of the last 9 months made 29.3 mlrd mantas, that is to say 8,8 percent, this when many different international organizations think that in Azerbaijan the shadowed economy makes 60%,” informs “Azadlig."