Vice Minister of Finance met with residents of Abai region

Meetings of representatives of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the population are an important tool for building trust between the state and citizens. The format of an open dialogue allows not only to explain the key directions of financial policy, including changes in tax legislation and budget programs, but also to receive feedback from society. This helps to identify urgent problems and needs of citizens and businesses, increase transparency and efficiency of public finance management.

Within the framework of this work, a meeting was held between the Vice Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan Asset Turysov with entrepreneurs and residents of the Abai region, which was held in the format of video conferencing.

During the meeting, an open dialogue was organized, within the framework of which topical issues of tax policy, measures of state support for business, as well as problematic aspects faced by entrepreneurs and the population of the region were discussed.

Asset Turysov said that the plan for tax revenues to the state budget in the Abai region for 2025 was fulfilled by 104.3%. At the same time, according to the results of two months of 2026, this indicator amounted to 169.7%, which indicates a positive dynamics of economic activity and an increase in tax discipline in the region.

Particular attention was paid to measures of social support for the population. So, at the end of 2025, about 38.4 thousand residents of the region took advantage of tax breaks for transport tax and property tax. The total amount of tax exempt amounted to 261.8 million tenge.

A separate block of discussion was the digital transformation of public finances.

In his Address, the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to the people of Kazakhstan dated September 8, 2025 "Kazakhstan in the era of artificial intelligence: urgent tasks and their solutions through digital transformation" set the task for the Government to ensure the total introduction of artificial intelligence to modernize all spheres of the economy.

The Vice Minister presented key digital projects of the Ministry of Finance, including information systems "ISNA" and "SDF," a single personal account of the entrepreneur, as well as mobile applications "e-Salyq Azamat" and "e-Salyq Business." These solutions are aimed at simplifying tax administration, reducing the administrative burden and increasing the transparency of interaction with government agencies.

To date, the Ministry of Finance is actively introducing digital tools with elements of artificial intelligence. This allows you to automate processes, minimize bureaucratic barriers, receive government services online, and control tax liabilities in real time.

"The implementation of these projects contributes to the formation of a modern, customer-oriented tax administration system that complies with the principles of the digital state," said Asset Turysov.

At the end of the meeting, Asset Nurlanovich answered topical questions from residents of the region, confirming the openness of the Ministry of Finance to further dialogue with society.