Government agencies will not fine, but will give small businesses the opportunity to correct the violations identified. This was reported by the Ministry of National Economy. Such measures will be taken, according to officials, as part of the execution of the President's message.
ERIC DZHAMBULOV, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL ECONOMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN:
Legislative conditions will be created, administrative barriers to entry into the market and during the implementation of activities will be reduced, the control burden on business entities will be reduced, the course has already been taken on the instructions of the Head of State on regulation "from scratch", where all state control has been transferred to a preventive nature, excluding punitive measures.
The ministry recalled that now the task is also to increase the share of medium-sized businesses to 15% by 2029. To do this, we propose package solutions to problems and the development of a digital system that will select only the most malicious violators for verification.
NURBOL ZHANABEKOV, DIRECTOR OF THE MNE DEPARTMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN:
In total, we have 2 million 200 registered entrepreneurs, 90% are small and micro businesses. 90% are small and micro businesses, 7% are medium-sized businesses, about 3 thousand medium-sized businesses. We will just have a lot of work done on the consolidation and growth of small businesses so that they move into the category of medium-sized businesses.
But the Ministry of Transport is already engaged in the development of civil aviation. The President of the country also spoke about this in the message. In addition, according to Talgat Lastaev, it is planned to increase the number of goods transported by aircraft.
TALGAT LASTAEV, VICE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN:
Today, 150 tons of cargo are handled at all airports in the Republic of Kazakhstan, we need to double the figure within 4 years. The work is underway. Its implementation requires digitalization of processing processes, simplification of the customs regime, the introduction of free economic zones at airports, and the availability of aviation fuel for cargo flights.
In turn, domestic experts see in the message of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev a course towards democratization and liberalization of the political system. One example of this is the election of mayors, the director of the Talap Center for Applied Research is sure.
RAHIM OSHAKBAYEV, DIRECTOR OF THE TALAP CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH:
President Tokayev has taken a course towards democratization and liberalization of the political system, the pace of its democratization may be different, but take it in a consistent and progressive way, including elections of mayors of rural districts were held, mayors of districts are now being held and of course most Kazakhstanis live in cities today. I am sure that this is a common dream of all Kazakhstanis, at some point we will start choosing the mayors of Astana and Almaty.