President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart TokayevALMA-ATA, Feb 8President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree approving the concept of the anti-corruption policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2022-2026, the document is published in the system of regulatory legal acts. «Approve the attached: Concept of the anti-corruption policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2022-2026; changes that are made to some decrees President of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” the decree says. One of the first key problems that need to be addressed in the medium term, the concept calls “everyday” corruption, due to the continued interaction of citizens and entrepreneurs with representatives of state bodies and organizations in everyday life. According to the authors of the document, in the structure of corruption crimes over the past three years, a significant part is occupied by bribery — more than 50%. Another key problem is the lack of transparency in procurement. In 2020, the share of public procurement in the total amount of budget expenditures amounted to 35%, or 7% in the structure of Kazakhstan's GDP, «which demonstrates a very significant economic impact on the market.» Such a turnover of budget funds increases the corruption attractiveness of the public procurement system. committed in this area,” the document says. As part of the implementation of the anti-corruption policy, in particular, it is planned to solve the problem of privileged access of state enterprises to resources, markets and finance, which puts private companies at a disadvantage and undermines efforts to promote economic diversification, direct foreign investment and productivity growth, and creates conditions for corruption. «A significant part of public procurement is distributed without alternative among companies with state participation, which devalues the possibility of using this institution for the development of small and medium-sized businesses,» the concept notes. In addition, in order to exclude irrational investments, especially in the public sector, the mechanism assessing the economic feasibility of projects involving budget injections.
