More than 8 billion tenge returned to the budget in Shymkent

An amount of 93.8 million tenge is subject to recovery, of which 63.8 million tenge has already been returned, accounting for 68% of the total. In addition, out of 9.1 billion tenge subject to reinstatement, 8.1 billion tenge has already been returned. This was announced at a press conference by Nurzhan Suleimenov, Deputy Head of the Internal State Audit Department of Shymkent. The event was dedicated to the department’s performance results for the first half of 2025.

Since the beginning of the year, the Department has conducted 46 audit activities, including 9 scheduled and 37 unscheduled inspections. During the audits, violations totaling 34.1 billion tenge were identified, including financial violations amounting to 9.2 billion tenge and procedural violations amounting to 24.9 billion tenge.

As a result of the inspections, 42 audit entities received orders to eliminate the violations and hold those responsible accountable. A total of 36 officials were subject to disciplinary action, and 63 administrative protocols were drawn up, resulting in fines totaling 10.7 million tenge. Additionally, 7 cases were forwarded to law enforcement agencies for further legal action.

As part of desk-based (caméral) control, 8,862 public procurement tenders totaling 642.3 billion tenge were analyzed. Violations amounting to 161.4 billion tenge were identified, and 610 notifications were issued.

Online budget monitoring was also conducted on high-risk payments in the fields of education, culture, sports, and healthcare, totaling 353.2 million tenge. As a result, 163 notifications were issued, with financial violations amounting to 93.6 million tenge identified, of which 67.8 million tenge has already been reimbursed to the budget.