All purchases of goods, works and services carried out by state bodies, monopolists and subsoil users will be conducted through one portal, said the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bakhyt Sultanov at the meeting with the population, Kazpravda.kz reports.
"This year we are preparing a draft law that provides for the unification of all purchases made by state bodies, quasi-public sector, natural monopolists and subsoil users into a single portal. This solution will help ensure transparency and fairness of procurement processes," he said.
Earlier at the meeting, Sultanov said that all public procurement and their procedures, from planning to payment, have already been transferred to electronic format. This increased transparency and protection of business interests.
"As a result, the average number of participants for one competition increased 4-fold, from 1- 2 to 4. The conditional savings increased almost 3-fold, from 43 billion tenge to 127 billion tenge," the Finance Minister noted.
According to Sultanov, the electronic format of public procurement allowed to provide a wider coverage by in-house audit.
"Thanks to the in-house audit, violations were eliminated for a total of KZT 455 billion by reviewing and canceling the results of the competitions. Over 10 000 officials were able to eliminate the violations, thus they were not brought to administrative and other responsibility," the minister stressed.
All procedures for managing public finances will be digitized, said the Minister.
"Work will be carried out to digitize all procedures implemented in public financial management and assets management areas," he said.
According to Sultanov, the system of the Finance Ministry is a powerful resource for applying the latest technologies, especially in the field of informatization.
By 2025, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan will ensure an increase in the tax collection up to 25% of GDP, Sultanov added.
"The Ministry of Finance will ensure an increase in the tax collection from the current 16.6 percent to 25 percent of GDP by 2025. Proposals will be developed for the new Customs and Tax Codes in terms of a dramatic simplification of administration, and abolition of inefficient tax benefits and preferences," he said.
According to Sultanov, in order to reduce business costs, easing measures will be taken in the tax and customs sphere, in terms of registration, payment, declaration, reporting and inspection.
Reported by the Kazakhstanskaya Pravda.
