What is the regional budget for next year?

Despite the pandemic, the planned budget of the West Kazakhstan region has significantly increased.

Thus, the volume of the regional budget for 2021 was approved in the amount of 264.1 billion tenge, which is 17 billion tenge or 247.1 billion tenge more than in 2020 (2019-179.5 billion tenge).

The own revenues of the regional budget received 67.8 billion, including tax revenues of 67.7 billion tenge, non-tax revenues – 146,9 million tenge (in 2019 only for 42.8 billion, including tax revenues of 40.9 billion KZT, non-tax revenues – 1.9 billion tenge; in 2020 total of 42.2 billion, including tax revenues of 41.7 billion tenge, non-tax revenues – 512, 7 million tenge).

Transfer receipts amounted to 182.3 billion tenge (in 2019 – 114.5 billion tenge, in 2020 - only 154 billion tenge.

Loan receipts are provided in the amount of 3.4 billion tenge (in 2019 – 15.6 billion tenge, in 2020-38.9 billion tenge).

In addition, it is planned to repay budget loans to the regional budget from district (city) budgets and specialized organizations in the amount of 10.6 billion tenge (in 2019 – 5.8 billion tenge, in 2020-6.8 billion tenge).

In the expenditure part of the regional budget for 2021, the current budget amounted to 237.4 billion tenge (2019-148.2 billion tenge, 2020-196.9 billion tenge), the development budget – 26.7 billion tenge (2019 – 31.3 billion tenge, 2020-50.2 billion tenge).

The main direction of the regional budget is the development of the social sphere. Taking into account the implementation of investment projects, a total of 138.8 billion tenge or 52.6% of the total budget was allocated, including education-118 billion tenge, health-4.3 billion tenge, social assistance and social security-10.5 billion tenge, culture, sports and information space – 6 billion tenge.

6.4 billion tenge is provided for defense and law enforcement activities.

14 billion tenge is provided for the development of agriculture and forestry, environmental protection, veterinary medicine and land relations.

3.9 billion tenge was allocated to support business activities.

22.7 billion tenge was allocated for the development of housing and communal services.

5.7 billion tenge was allocated for the development of transport infrastructure.

The reserve of the local Executive body of the regional budget amounted to 900 million tenge.