A MODERN STATE FOR ALL
I. FORMATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL STATE APPARATUS
1. MODERNIZATION OF THE PROCEDURE FOR ENTERING THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Entry into the service should begin with the GRASSROOTS POSITIONS.
2. Selection of candidates for grassroots positions and further career advancement
They should be implemented on the basis of a COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH.
3. CENTRALIZATION OF THE SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR first-time applicants to the CIVIL service by STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF THE AGENCY FOR CIVIL SERVICE AFFAIRS AND ANTI-CORRUPTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN. Implementation of a three-stage selection system.
4. MANDATORY PROBATION PERIOD for first-time applicants to the civil service ACCORDING to the 3 + 3 FORMULA (boundary control of compliance in three months and six months, respectively).
5. INCREASE of remuneration of civil servants depending on the results of their activities.
6. TRANSITION TO PAY FOR WORK BASED ON RESULTS.
For civil servants-implementation of annual individual plans;
for state agencies - implementation of strategic plans; for ministers and mayors -
special indicators of the quality of public services, quality of life,
attracting investment; for Government members -
integral macroeconomic indicators.
7. Introduction of REGIONAL ADJUSTMENT COEFFICIENTS
TO THE OFFICIAL SALARY of civil servants.
8. MANDATORY PROVISION OF SERVICE HOUSING
rotating civil servants for the period of performance of official duties
obligations WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO PRIVATIZE.
9. LEGISLATIVE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SYSTEM OF REGULAR TRAINING OF CIVIL SERVANTS, professional development at least once every three years.
10. TRANSITION TO COMPETITIVE SELECTION FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF CIVIL SERVANTS. Strengthening the principle of meritocracy through the promotion of the "B" corps to higher positions only by competition from among civil servants holding lower-level positions.
11. Admission to work in the civil service FOR FOREIGN MANAGERS, INDIVIDUAL SPECIALISTS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN - EMPLOYEES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. Their appointment can be carried out according to special requirements and a separate list of positions. This step makes the public service an open and competitive system.
12. INTRODUCTION OF NEW ETHICAL RULES. Development of a new Code of Ethics for the civil service. Introduction of the post of Ethics Commissioner.
13. STRENGTHENING THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION, including the development of new legislation.
Creation of an anti-corruption special unit in the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption to systematically prevent and prevent corruption offenses.
14. The adoption of a NEW LAW ON PUBLIC SERVICE, which applies to employees of all State bodies, including law enforcement agencies.
15. Carrying OUT a COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION of EXISTING CIVIL SERVANTS after the adoption of the new law on civil service, strengthening of qualification requirements and the introduction of a new system of remuneration.
I I. ENSURING THE RULE OF LAW
16. OPTIMIZATION OF THE INSTANCES OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM TO SIMPLIFY CITIZENS ' ACCESS TO JUSTICE. Transition FROM A FIVE-STAGE SYSTEM OF JUSTICE (first, appeal, cassation, supervisory and re-supervisory) TO A THREE-LEVEL SYSTEM (first, appeal, cassation).
17. STRICTER QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND MECHANISMS FOR SELECTING CANDIDATES FOR JUDICIAL POSITIONS. The mandatory norm is 5 years of experience in court proceedings. Implementation of a system of situational tests to test professional skills and abilities. Candidates for judges will undergo a ONE-YEAR INTERNSHIP IN the COURTS with the payment of a scholarship. After completing the one-year internship, the judges will undergo a ONE-YEAR TRIAL PERIOD.
18. Separation OF THE INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE FROM THE STRUCTURE OF THE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN ORDER to strengthen the relationship between training and judicial practice. This institute will function under the Supreme Court and provide professional development of current judges on a regular basis.
19. STRENGTHENING THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF JUDGES. Development of a NEW CODE OF ETHICS for JUDGES, on the basis of which citizens can appeal against the actions of judges in a specially created JUDICIAL JURY at the Supreme Court of the country.
20. THE INTRODUCTION OF AUDIO-VIDEO RECORDING OF ALL TRIALS is mandatory. The judge should not be able to suspend the recording or editing of audio-video recording materials.
21. Expanding the scope of the jury trial. The legislative definition of the category of criminal cases in which a JURY TRIAL SHOULD BE MANDATORY.
22. ENSURING A BALANCE BETWEEN PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE IN THE COURTS by gradually transferring to the investigating judge the authority to AUTHORIZE ALL INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS THAT RESTRICT THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF A PERSON AND A CITIZEN.
23. Creation OF a separate LEGAL PROCEDURE FOR INVESTMENT DISPUTES. Organization of an INVESTMENT PANEL in the Supreme Court to consider disputes involving large investors.
24. Establishment of the AIFC INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTER in Astana based on the experience in Dubai.
25. Creation of an International Council under the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the implementation of THE BEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF REPUTABLE FOREIGN JUDGES AND LAWYERS. The Council will advise the Supreme Court on improving Kazakhstan's justice system.
26. Reducing the PARTICIPATION of the PROSECUTOR in the court of civil disputes in order to simplify judicial procedures and speed up the trial process. Introduction of appropriate amendments to the Civil Procedure Code.
27. Further development of the institute of private bailiffs. PHASED REDUCTION OF THE STATE SERVICE OF BAILIFFS.
28. IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF SELECTION OF POLICE OFFICERS BASED ON A COMPETENT APPROACH. Introduction of a special system for testing candidates for police officers and current police officers to test their personal qualities and professional skills.
29. INCLUSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE SYSTEM. Introduction of uniform rules of service, taking into account the departmental characteristics of each law enforcement service.
30. Establish a LOCAL POLICE SERVICE that is accountable to local executive bodies and the local community. The competence of the local police service: issues of public order protection, combating domestic crime, road patrol service, "zero" tolerance for minor offenses. Traffic police officers will be provided with video recorders that will record everything that the police officer does during the patrol shift.
31. Ensuring the transparency of the police through the creation of a SYSTEM OF PUBLIC COUNCILS TO CONSIDER CITIZENS ' COMPLAINTS about the actions of police officers who violate ethical standards. THE STATUS AND POWERS OF PUBLIC COUNCILS WILL BE FIXED BY LAW.
32. Creation of the Internet portal "MAP OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES" on the basis of the national information system "Map of criminal offenses". All criminal offenses committed in the country will be marked on the map, no later than one week after the commission. This WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO MONITOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WORK OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS BODIES.
33. Building an effective system of social rehabilitation of citizens released from prison and registered by the probation service. Development of A COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL REHABILITATION STRATEGY and A STANDARD OF SPECIAL SOCIAL SERVICES for such citizens.
34. Modernization of the penitentiary infrastructure in the framework of the DEVELOPMENT of PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. Study of international experience and develop proposals for involving the private sector in the construction, maintenance and management of penitentiary institutions.
I I I . INDUSTRIALIZATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
35. INTRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND INTO THE MARKET for the purpose of its effective use. Amendments to the LAND CODE AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTS.
36. Simplification of the procedure FOR CHANGING the PURPOSE OF THE LAND PLOT. Regular monitoring of agricultural land use. Transfer of all unused land to the STATE FUND FOR FURTHER PRIVATIZATION.
37. Optimization of tax and customs policies and procedures. Reduction of the number of customs rates of the Unified Customs Tariff according to the "0-5-12" model within homogeneous product groups on 6 signs of the Customs Code of Foreign Economic Activity.
38. Introduction of the "single window" principle in customs procedures for exporters and importers. Development of the electronic declaration system (introduction of an automated system for customs clearance of goods). Reduce the number of documents to export and import and their processing time.
39. INTEGRATION OF THE CUSTOMS AND TAX SYSTEMS. The importer will be tracked for tax purposes from the moment the goods are imported into the territory of Kazakhstan until they are sold.
40. INTRODUCTION OF THE "POST-FACTUM" CUSTOMS CLEARANCE REGIME. Providing certain categories of foreign trade participants with the opportunity to release goods before submitting a declaration for goods.
41. SIMPLIFICATION OF THE PROCEDURE FOR LEGALIZING PROPERTY AND MONEY. Amendments and additions to the current legislation.
42. INTRODUCTION of A UNIVERSAL TAX DECLARATION OF INCOME AND EXPENSES from January 1, 2017 for civil servants, followed by a phased transition for all citizens.
43. CREATION OF A NETWORK OF CENTERS FOR RECEIVING AND PROCESSING TAX RETURNS. The centers will have access to a single archive of electronic documents of taxpayers. Implementation of a risk management system. Declarants will be ranked by risk categories to make a decision on tax control. After the first submission of the declaration, individuals will not be subject to repeated verification for three years.
44. IMPROVING THE MECHANISMS FOR COLLECTING INDIRECT TAXES. Detailed consideration of the introduction of a sales tax instead of a value-added tax.
45. OPTIMIZATION OF EXISTING TAX REGIMES with mandatory tax accounting of income and expenses.