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Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan. [Anton Petrus / Shutterstock]
On 1 September 2020, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered his annual confrontation to the nation, pronouncing the beginning of a new level of reform.
The Representative began by noting that despite the desire to deal with the pandemic and the resulting crisis, “far horizons” cannot be overlooked, adding that the time had come to replace the approaches of public administration, the workers’ policy body, the decision – making the formula of its implementation guilty.
He said that “the implementation of such radical reforms will require a review of the activities of the entire state apparatus,” adding that “synergy in plan-making and reform implementation is of wonderful importance here. “
President Tokayev said that the state plan-making formula ensures the mobilization of all human resources, involving the personal sector and society as complete partners at all stages: plan-making, implementation, evaluation, noting that in terms of goal-setting, the final results will be a precedence over the process. »
To implement the proposed reforms, the Strategic Planning and Reform Agency will be created, which will report directly to the President, the new signature will come with the Statistics Committee and the Supreme Reform Council of the Presidency, whose decisions will be final.
The Chair also lobbied for adjustments to the legislative procedure and quasi-public sector reform, noting that “in a world in the process of conversion, slow decision-making poses a risk to national security. “legal regulation within the concept of legal policy.
The speech focused primarily on economic reforms, which has become increasingly applicable due to the more likely end of the “long oil cycle. “In this regard, President Tokayev said that “the creation of a really diversified technological economy is not only a necessity for us – this path has no choice. “
At the same time, he focused on the fact that the economy deserves to paint for the well-being of the population, and emphasized that “we will have to place a positive reaction to the so-called developing public for an equitable distribution of the benefits of the national economy. source of income expansion and effective social promotions. “According to the President, Kazakhstan’s new economic leadership deserves to be based on seven fundamental principles: a fair distribution of benefits and responsibilities; The main role of the personal enterprise; fair competition, opening up the market to a new generation of entrepreneurs; Increased productivity and complexity and technological power of the economy; progression of human capital, investment in a new type of education; sell the “green” economy, protect the environment and make informed decisions through the state and duty of those decisions to society.
In fashionable situations, investment becomes the cornerstone of economic development, leading to a strong festival in this area. In this regard, the President of Kazakhstan announced that “the main novelty is the stability of legislative situations the era of implementation of the project”. , in order to identify agreements between the state and investors, a new tool will be launched at the end of this year: a strategic investment agreement.
The head of state said: “The government will have to identify strategically vital industries, key export priorities and, in particular, expand the aid action toolkit. For strategic projects, it is mandatory to offer a comprehensive supply of in-kind subsidies, preferential financing, partial promises and export support mechanisms. In addition, some of investors’ capital expenditures can be reimbursed by reimbursement with tax obligations. The express aid point will have the volume of capital investment and the precedence of the projects. to be included in the strategic agreements will be compiled through the government until April 2021.
A key domain for effective economic reform is the progression of the shipping and logistics industry. The President of Kazakhstan highlighted the good luck of the implementation of the first level of the Nurly Zhol programme, in which the capital of Kazakhstan connected to the country’s regions in a “ray of sunshine” formula. The Chair also noted the measures to create a new infrastructure framework for the maritime transport formula and ensure the country’s integration into global maritime corridors, thus restoring Kazakhstan’s historical prestige as a link between Asia and Europe.
The Representative has also set himself a number of responsibilities in the financial policy box and triumph over the crisis of confidence in tenge over the domestic and foreign investor component, and commissioned an audit of the tax and regulatory code. The objective is to radically simplify compliance with tax obligations and to minimize the number of taxes and payments.
He said: “International tax criteria require special attention. They deserve to stimulate as much as imaginable the influx of foreign investment and the reinvestment of profits in Kazakhstan,” adding that there is a desire for reliable control of moving costs and capital outflows. of the countryside.
Changes will also be made to the rules of participation with so-called “monopolies”, public and private, as well as in trade, in the field of petroleum products, electricity and coal.
President Tokayev commissioned the creation of the Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition, which will report directly to the President, explaining that “the imitation of transparency in the main actors’ component is unacceptable. Therefore, a strong and independent framework for coverage and the progression of the festival is needed.
The confrontation also focused on law enforcement problems, judicial systems and human rights coverage. The Head of State said: “There is a desire to modernize the area of crime in the same way as oecd evolved countries. a style that guarantees immediate coverage of citizens’ rights and meets the highest foreign standards. “He commissioned the advent of a three-tier style with a transparent department of powers between the police, the prosecutor’s workplace and the court, concluding that “legality and justice will have to be guaranteed by default. “
To achieve these objectives, a Representative Commission for the Reform of the Implementation of the Law and the Judicial System under the Presidential Administration will be established, and the distribution of the Ministry of the Interior will be reviewed and the Ministry of Emergency Situations recreated. .
The president presses that it is “extremely important” for Kazakhstan to take additional measures to protect human rights. “This factor is a priority for me,” he said.
In conclusion, President Tokayev said that for citizens of cyberbullying, especially children, it is mandatory to accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communication procedure. In addition, the Head of State has been responsible for improving national legislation to combat torture in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention against Torture and other ruthless and inhumane acts, as well as improving procedures for investigating crimes similar to trafficking in persons.
In general, the main projects and responsibilities described through the President in his speech aim to advance the modernization and dynamic progression of all areas of the lives of Kazakh citizens.
The full discourse to the nation, “Kazakhstan in a New Reality: It’s Time to Act,” can be found here.
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