Azerigas Chair Alikhan Malikov holds press conference

"Of which 626m cubic meters came from the SOCAR and 297 cubic meters from gasholders. 877.4m cubic meters of gas were sold and AZN 13.2m came from the sales, of which 39% were paid by population, 65% by industrial enterprises and 13% by the state budget-funded organizations. The value of the gas delivered to Azerenergy accounted for 40% of (AZN 30m) of the total gas while the collection rate was zero which affected Azerigas' financial position. Azerigas owes AZN 4.4m to the budget," he noted, APA reports.