BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 28. Kazakhstan's
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed that lawmakers and the
government discuss the possibility of introducing a new three-year
moratorium on inspections of micro and small businesses starting
January 1, 2027.
He made the statement in his Address to the People of
Kazakhstan, according to the presidential press service.
"The state remains an important customer in our economy.
Therefore, we need to improve approaches to involving small and
medium-sized businesses in procurement by government agencies and
quasi-public companies," Tokayev said.
He suggested reserving part of procurement volumes for small and
medium-sized enterprises and easing supplier requirements,
stressing the importance of stable rules for businesses.
Tokayev noted that although state oversight was relatively
liberal, businesses continued to face pressure through fines,
unscheduled inspections and desk-based monitoring that could result
in account freezes.
"Such an impact can hardly be described as positive," he
said.
According to Tokayev, the number of violations by individual
entrepreneurs fell by 34% in the first half of the year. However,
the total amount of fines increased by nearly 11%, while the number
of unscheduled inspections rose dozens of times.
He said the experience of the moratorium on inspections of micro
and small businesses in 2020-2023 had proved effective.
"I propose that the deputies of the Kurultai, together with the
government, discuss the feasibility of introducing another
three-year moratorium from January 1, 2027, taking into account all
the positive and negative aspects of the previous moratorium,"
Tokayev said.
He described the proposed measure as a strategic pause to
overhaul the inspection and supervision system and transition to a
digital regulatory model.
