The Government approved the National Plan for the Implementation of the Address of the Head of State

The Government approved the National Plan for the Implementation of the Address of the Head of State

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updating outdated building standards and norms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