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President of Kazakhstan Tokayev announced the holding of early elections for the head of state this fall

President of Kazakhstan Tokayev announced the holding of early elections

In a message to the people of Kazakhstan, which took place today, September 1, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to limit the number of presidential terms to one, but seven years and made a number of proposals to change legislation in the tax, economic and law enforcement spheres:

— early elections to the lower house of the parliament in the first half of 2023;

— a one-time amnesty for participants in the January riots (except for those who committed serious crimes);

— decentralization of the state administration system while simultaneously increasing the personal responsibility of political officials;

— revision of the criminal and criminal procedural codes;

— transfer of 50% of the annual income of the National Fund to savings accounts of children before they reach 18 years of age;

— the introduction of a "luxury tax", which will be levied on the purchase of expensive real estate and vehicles and will not affect the middle class.

According to Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, sustainable economic growth of the economy directly depends on a clear and predictable tax policy.

"In order to restart fiscal regulation, a new Tax Code will be prepared in 2023. Its most problematic unit - the tax administration - must be completely updated. It is also necessary to ensure full digitalization of tax control, eliminating any face-to-face interaction. For the development of civilized trade, it is necessary to expand the application of retail tax with adequate rates and simple procedures. As part of the tax reform, it is important to consider the possibility of introducing a so-called "luxury tax", said the President of Kazakhstan.

Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev explained that the "luxury tax" will be levied on the purchase of expensive real estate and vehicles and will not affect the middle class.

"It is necessary to take decisive measures to block all illegal channels of importing cars in the future. At the same time, it is necessary to regulate the situation with such cars imported before September 1, 2022. For their legalization, I propose to apply a one-time single fee for disposal and initial registration in an amount not exceeding 200-250 thousand tenge. This measure should affect cars that are not wanted and have passed customs "cleaning", — noted Tokaev.

According to experts, today's focus is on Tokayev's initiative on early presidential elections, increasing the presidential term and limiting powers to one term.

"This will require changes to Articles 41 and 42 of the Basic Law. But in order to hold elections this fall, the parliament will have to approve the changes, because they won't have time to hold a referendum. The term of Tokayev's current mandate expires in the summer of 2024, and taking into account the 2nd possible term - in the summer of 2029. Holding elections this fall, taking into account one 7-year term, allows him to rule the country until the fall of 2029.". - writes political scientist Daniyar Ashimbaev.

In addition, in his opinion, Tokaev has no alternative today, there is no real competition and none is expected in the medium term.

"The elections essentially fix the status quo, allow reforms to be carried out calmly and based on the popular mandate in a very difficult foreign economic and geopolitical situation, and remove unhealthy games among the elites to form an anti-presidential coalition. Tokaev beat everyone again"Ashimbaev added.

Regarding economic issues and changes in tax legislation, according to experts and political scientists, such reforms would be more suitable for the opposition - as a tool for pressure on the authorities and for populism without a real possibility of implementing these reforms. They go against the general idea of ​​the behavior of the post-Soviet political system.

Tokaev understands the demands of society and the new world order, and is meeting these demands, building a more balanced system of political representation in the key of democratic forms of governance. He understands that either you reform society, or it happens in a traumatic way as a result of rebellion and bloodshed.

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