
Government meeting. The Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Kuantyrov presented the draft National Action Plan for the implementation of the Address of the Head of State.
The document consists of 109 events in 6 areas
The main objective:
increasing the stability and competitiveness of the economy
qualitative growth in the well-being of citizens
direction - "New economic policy" (22 events)
Increasing the investment attractiveness of utility companies
Phase-out of state regulation of prices and tariffs, with the exception of monopoly and oligopolistic markets
"Tariff in exchange for investment"
updating the concept of regulation of the sphere of natural monopolies
draft new Tax Code to be developed in 2023
New Budget Code
further reduction of bureaucracy in budget planning
improvement of interbudgetary relations
direction "Development of the real sector" (15 events)
attraction of investments in the development of subsoil (amendments will be made to the law to simplify procedures)
increasing the efficiency of the SEZ (differentiated approach to the provision of investment benefits in the SEZ)
Urban planning code
reforming architectural and construction activities
updating outdated building standards and norms
"Samruk-Kazyna"
reformatting the activities of the Fund into an investor
owning only a majority stake in companies in strategically important sectors
Agro-industrial complex
preparation of long-term approaches to subsidizing the agro-industrial complex
activation of the work of the Water Council under the Government (to solve problems in the water sector)
direction "Strategic investments in the future of the country" (37 events)
National project "Comfortable school"
construction of schools for 800 thousand places until 2025
National project "Modernization of rural healthcare"
comprehensive improvement of medical infrastructure, including through PPP
Society
introduction of a moratorium on raising the retirement age for women until 2028
age limit 61
payment for child care up to 1.5 years (from January 1, 2023)
increase in the amount of social benefits in case of job loss up to 45% of the average monthly income (for participants in the social insurance system)
"National Fund for Children"
launch from January 1, 2024
deduction of 50% of the annual investment income to special accounts of children under 18 without the right to early withdrawal
use of funds for the purchase of housing and education
At least 7% of the net income of the Samruk Kazyna Fund will be transferred to the Kazakhstan Khalkyna Fund
Investment policy
introduction of an investment visa to foreign businessmen (who have invested more than 300 thousand dollars in the economy)
for this purpose, changes will be made to the Concept of Migration Policy and the Law “On Migration of the Population”
Direction "Rebooting public administration" (9 events)
revision of the system of selection and dismissal of civil servants
The Agency for Civil Service Affairs will be transformed into a full-fledged institution of strategic HR
direction "Law and order" (23 events)
ensuring the rule of law and the quality of the administration of justice (legislation will be amended)
equal status of all judges
reducing their dependence on the chairmen of the courts
Fight against crime
development of a strategic document to combat drug addiction and drug trafficking
for persons who have committed serious crimes - murders, gang wars, etc., criminal liability will be toughened and parole will be excluded
direction "Election processes" (3 events)
establishment of limitation of the mandate of the President to one term of 7 years without the right to re-election (amendments will be made to the Constitution)
holding elections to the Majilis and maslikhats of all levels in the first half of 2023