The country is being prepared for budget and tax reforms
We may be deprived of the "buns" from Tokayev - they will forbid us to withdraw part of the pension money. Such a proposal was made by "dear experts" – in their opinion, this is how Kazakhstanis reduce their assets and in the end they will simply remain without an adequate pension.
But how can you solve the problem of the majority, just by limiting the minority, which does not have such a problem? Most experts believe that the government has long needed to initiate a serious reform of the pension system, rather than feign concern.
The government's moves to find money in an inflated budget are raising more and more questions in the expert community.
The draft of the new Tax Code provides for a special tax regime for the self-employed, which does not involve the collection of taxes from this category of payers, reports Zakon.kz .
The fourth material concludes TALAP’s first series of publications on strategic foresight. While the previous documents presented the global context, the development of the approach and the results of the pilot measurement, this infographic captures the architecture of the method itself: how expert materials are transformed into a structured basis for decision-making.
The next stage was a practical test of the developed approach using materials from the first quarter of 2026. TALAP processed more than 300 publications, posts and comments by economic experts in order to test the full cycle of the Expert Signal Radar.
After studying international practice, TALAP began developing its own approach to strategic foresight in Kazakhstan. Its main purpose is to connect expert observations, facts from the economic agenda and possible consequences of change into a single analytical framework.
Global governance practice is gradually moving away from a model in which decisions are made only after a crisis has already become visible. Governments, international organizations and major companies are increasingly focusing on the early identification of change, testing decisions against different scenarios and preparing courses of action before a situation reaches a critical stage.
The Center for Applied Research "TALAP" presented the findings of a series of strategic discussions and research. Experts warn: without rules and measurements, the implementation of AI in schools could exacerbate inequality and reduce the quality of basic skills.
Digital tenge will be used to pay for at least 100 large projects in Kazakhstan. We are talking about projects funded from the budget and the National Fund. This became known during a government meeting. Experts admit that, on the one hand, such a currency will help control government spending. On the other hand, there are risks of data leakage. When are they planning to fully implement the currency? And how much do we need it?
