Kazakhstan’s residents are promised housing, 40-tenge per litre petrol and zero VAT

Representatives of Kazakhstan’s political parties addressed their potential voters during the TV-debates on Khabar 

channel. Kazakhstan’s residents were promised housing, 40-tenge per litre petrol and zero VAT., tengrinews.kz reports. 

First Deputy Chairman of ’Nur Otan’ Party, Nurlan Nigmatullin, promised to voters “to help the residents 
to become owners of the country’s strategic resources. As part of the country's industrial and innovative development 
the party will ensure the construction of 24 millions of square meters of housing and repair over 30 thousand 
service networks.” 

The ‘Ak Zhol’ Party representative, Azat Peruashev, called for the transfer of development 
institutions under the parliamentary control, exempt small and medium businesses from taxes in the first three years 
of work, abstain from accounts blocking and penalties on inconsistent tax reporting, if this reporting causes no 
damage to the budget. “VAT rates for priority economy sectors should vary from 0 to 6%. “The state has to support 
those who earn their money, pay taxes and gives jobs to others,” he said. 

One of the leaders of the National Social-Democratic Party, Zharmakhan Tuyakbai, spoke about the state of Kazakhstan’s economy after 20 years of 
independence. He noted: “78% of the energy sector is owned by foreigners. 30% of explored oil reserves are owned 
by Chinese. Meanwhile, our people live in poverty”. According to the party, the country needs diversification of the 
economy that is now overly dependent on the energy sector. “We have no domestic commodities production. Look 
at our clothes. If we take it all off, would we find at least a single piece of clothing that is made in Kazakhstan? 
No!”, he stated. 

Ualikhan Kaissarov from Adilet (Fairness) Party started his speech with the party’s motto “Oil 
to people, corrupted persons to jail and Adilet to Parliament”. He promised to free people from slavery, oppression 
and enslavement: “We will free people from occupational government. People miss their rights these days. Nobody 
deems them people anymore. We will solve this issue. We will write off all the debts of young families on housing 
loans, when they give birth to first, second and third baby. We will introduce maternity capital and students’ immunity.

The petrol price in Kazakhstan will be fair and AI-92 will cost 40 tenge (USD 0.3) per litre.” He complained 
that despite of 20 years of independence, Kazakhstan still does not have Akim (Governor) elections. “When 
we introduce Akim elections, then Akims will no loner serve their masters who appoint them, but they will serve 
the people, their true and real masters,” he stated.