The Public Council reviewed the digital transformation of the tax system and financial support for regions

At the meeting of the Public Council, issues related to the implementation of the Head of State's instructions by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan were discussed. The event was attended by the chairman and members of the Public Council, industry NGOs, heads of structural divisions and departments of the Ministry.

Issues related to the digitization of tax administration and the results of an IT audit of the Committee's information systems were discussed.

Deputy Chairman of the Committee Anuar Suleimenov reported that in 2024, an independent IT audit of all the agency's information systems was conducted and an information architecture was formed.

It consists of five platforms:

Integrated Tax Administration System, Smart Data Finance, Keden, Electronic Invoicing, and Risk Management System. He also emphasized that this information architecture provides complete digitalization in tax administration.

In addition, representatives of the public considered the dynamics of transfers provided by economic sector for 2023-2025. In her speech, Gulnaz Aisina, Director of the Accounting and Statistics Department of the Ministry of Finance noted that the state provides support to the regions, annually increasing the volume of subsidies provided.

In addition, funds from the Government of Kazakhstan's reserve are allocated to regions for urgent expenses in order to respond promptly to socio-economic problems.

Members of the Public Council proposed that the Ministry continue to introduce digital services and AI to simplify interaction between citizens and the government.