Bakhytzhan Sagintayev: Affected entrepreneurs of Almaty will be exempted from utility bills for three months

Bakhytzhan Sagintayev: Affected entrepreneurs of Almaty will be exempted from utility bills for three months

The akim of Almaty, in his speech at the Active of the city on the execution of the instructions of the Head of State on the restoration of the affected business and the further development of the city, spoke about measures to support SMEs.

 
 
According to the latest data, about 1,600 business entities in the city were affected at a cost of 67 billion tenge. Of these, 95% were SMEs with an amount of damage of 43 billion tenge.
 
According to the akim, the Government Commission has approved a mechanism for compensation for damage.
 
Entrepreneurs must send an application with supporting documents for consideration through the infokazakhstan.kz portal.
 
According to the mechanism - compensation will be made at the cost of the lost property or the cost of work to restore it.
 
“To consider applications and organize work on reimbursement, a separate Commission is being created under the chairmanship of my deputy. The work will be carried out in close cooperation with the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs Atameken, professional associations,” said B. Sagintayev.
 
The Akimat, for its part, will provide financial and non-financial support to SMEs:
 
- Affected SMEs will be exempted from utility bills for 3 months.
 
- Will be exempted from renting SMEs for communal facilities for a period of 6 months.
 
- Negotiations are underway with private landlords on benefits for the affected business.
 
Akim said that the following changes will be made to the Almaty Business-2025 city program:
 
1) For targeted support of the affected SME, a lending product of up to 10 million tenge will be introduced to replenish working capital at 2% for up to 12 months, secured and / or partially guaranteed by SEC Almaty.
 
2) A deferment will be provided for repayment of the principal debt, as well as exemption from fines and penalties up to 180 days to Almaty Finance and MFO Almaty, upon request.
 

3) To support all entrepreneurs in the city, it is planned to increase the maximum loan terms by six months, i.е. up to 90 months, lowering the rate on unsecured lending from 12% to 9%.