President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to ratify the cost of living for 2009, reports Day.Az with reference to AzerTac.

Under the document, the cost of living for 2009 will make AZN 84, for active citizens AZN 92, for pensioners AZN 65, for children AZN 69.
Moreover, the head of state ratified the rise of "poverty criteria", used for the issue of addressed social aid, from AZN 55 to 60 from January 1 of 2009.
/Day.Az/