Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to strengthen measures aimed at combating the shadow economy

On June 7-18, 2021, bilateral meetings were held in Almaty between the Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Altynbayev and the Chairman of the State Customs Service under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic S.Issabekov and the Chairman of the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic I. Imanbetov. This was reported by the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

  The working meetings were held at the initiative of the Kazakh side in order to discuss the implementation of the 9th Kazakh-Kyrgyz Intergovernmental Council, the implementation of the Action Plan of Bilateral Cooperation in the field of tax and customs administration dated September 8, 2020, as well as to discuss topical issues of bilateral cooperation.

During the meetings, issues related to the return of containers to China, the implementation of the Action Plan on Bilateral Economic Cooperation and Tax Administration, and other issues were discussed.

"Following the discussions, the Parties agreed to strengthen measures aimed at combating the shadow economy of the two countries, and also signThe procedure for extending the pilot project for monitoring goods and vehicles transported from the Kyrgyz Republic to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to the Russian Federation and back" - the SRC noted.

At the end of the meetings, the Chairmen discussed the prospects for further development of bilateral cooperation and signed the Minutes of working meetings.