A man walks past the flag of Kazakhstan during a protest against the rise in gas prices in Almaty NUR-SULTAN, Jan 5 Kazakhstan will postpone a full transition to the sale of liquefied gas through an electronic trading platform for a year, the press service of the government of the republic reports. Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov gave a number of instructions to implement the tasks set by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at a meeting on the socio-economic situation in the country. in the Mangistau region. To work out the current rules for organizing and conducting auctions in liquefied gas, postpone for a year a full transition to the sale of liquefied gas through an electronic trading platform. » other anti-competitive actions in the sale of liquefied gas «. 
The President of Kazakhstan appointed his assistant secretary of state «To update the Comprehensive Development Plans for Western Regions — Mangistau, Atyrau, Aktobe and West Kazakhstan regions. Acting Prime Minister instructed to adopt an appropriate regulatory act on the introduction of state regulation of prices for liquefied gas, gasoline and diesel for a period of 180 days. The ministries of industry and infrastructure development, national economy, labor and social protection of the population, together with the regional akimats, need to work out the issue of subsidizing rent for secondary housing for socially vulnerable segments of the population and submit proposals to the government. «The Ministry of Finance, together with interested government agencies, was instructed to develop a bill» On bankruptcy of individuals. » content/uploads/2022/01/fcccabffd9b08cc7f90a231d1fb375d8.jpg «/>In the early days of 2022, residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the Mangistau region (an oil-producing region in western Kazakhstan) protested against a two-fold increase in prices for liquefied petroleum gas. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed to form a government commission to consider the situation. She announced on January 4 that she was ready to fulfill the main demand of the protesters and reduce gas prices. However, the protests have spread to other cities. In Alma-Ata, the largest city in the country, on the evening of January 4 and on the night of January 5, protesters clashed with the security forces, the police used gas and stun grenades. Tokayev urged people to show prudence and not succumb to provocations from inside and outside. He noted that calls to attack civilian and military offices are illegal. According to him, «the power will not fall,» but the country «does not need a conflict, but mutual trust and dialogue.» It provides for a curfew from 7.00 to 23.00, a ban on mass events and strikes, a ban on the sale of weapons, ammunition and alcohol, the confiscation of weapons and ammunition from people, and increased security of especially important facilities. Entry and exit from Alma-Ata is restricted, document checks, inspections of people and vehicles are prescribed. On the morning of January 5, Tokayev dismissed the government and said that the Cabinet was especially guilty for allowing a protest situation. The President noted the gradual rectification of the situation in Alma-Ata and the Mangistau region after the introduction of the state of emergency.
