Minister of Finance Yerulan Zhamaubayev reported on how the state budget execution indicators developed in January-February of 2021 at the government session chaired by Prime Minister Askar Mamin.

According to preliminary data, the indicators of the execution of public finances following the results of 2 months of this year were as follows.

The state budget received revenues in the amount of 1 trillion 472 billion tenge, the plan was fulfilled by 124.3%.

The republican budget received revenues in the amount of 899 billion tenge or the plan was executed by 117.1%. The income plan was exceeded by 132 billion tenge, of which taxes — by 102 billion tenge. The main amount of overfulfillment on taxes falls on mineral extraction tax, value added tax and export customs duty for crude oil.

The overfulfillment of the plan for MET and VAT was influenced by the increase in prices for the 4th quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 for the main export positions by an average of 11.2%.

Factors of overfulfillment of the plan for VAT are also:

- growth of entrepreneurial activity;

- an increase in January 2021 in comparison with January 2020 in the volume of imports from third countries by 1.2%.

The main overfulfillment of the ECD for crude oil is due to the increase in the ECD rate to $50.

“At the same time, the plan was not fulfilled for CIT due to a decrease in the amount of declared advance payments for January-February 2021 for 719 large taxpayers compared to the same period last year by 35.7% or 52 billion tenge. Local budget revenues were executed by 137.3% and amounted to 574 billion tenge. The plan was exceeded by 156 billion tenge, of which taxes — by 138 billion tenge. In all regions, income plans have been exceeded,” Zhamaubayev said.

State budget expenditures were executed by 97.3%, republican — by 99%, local budgets — by 94.5%.

Under the republican budget, expenditures were made in the amount of 2 trillion 510 billion tenge. Non-fulfillment amounted to 25 billion tenge, of which 13 billion tenge is savings. 12 billion tenge has not been disbursed.

The largest amounts of non-utilization were formed in the following central government agencies: Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, Ministry of Healthcare, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Culture and Sports.

The main reasons for failure to master: prolonged and untimely conducting of tender procedures, long-term approval of documents for payment, untimely submission of acts of work performed, payment for the actually rendered volume of services, work performed, late submission of contracts and additional agreements for registration to the treasury authorities.

Local budget expenditures amounted to 853 billion tenge. 49 billion tenge was not executed. This year, the regions are provided with targeted transfers in the amount of 1.9 trillion tenge. As of March 1, they were allocated 211 billion tenge. Of these, 95.1% have been mastered. 10 billion tenge was not executed, including savings — 1 billion tenge, not mastered — 9 billion tenge.

The greatest undevelopment has developed in the following regions: Mangystau region, Nur-Sultan city, Turkistan, West Kazakhstan and Pavlodar regions.

“For 2 months of this year. cameral control covered more than 213 thousand public procurement procedures in the amount of 2.3 trillion tenge. Based on the results of inspections, violations were found in 6,153 procedures. The objects of the state audit executed 5,601 notification of elimination of violations. 491 audit activities were carried out. The audit covered 237 billion tenge of budgetary funds,’’ the minister of finance emphasized.

Financial violations were established in the amount of 23 billion tenge. Violations for 12 billion tenge were eliminated by restoring the supply of goods, providing services and performing work, reimbursing to the budget and reflecting on accounting. To improve and increase the efficiency of the audit objects, 395 recommendations were given.

The comprehensive privatization plan for 2021-2025 provides for the implementation of 674 objects. During the reporting period, 19 objects were sold and transferred to trust management with the right of subsequent redemption in the amount of 13.6 billion tenge. 8 objects are on sale. One communal property has been liquidated. 646 objects are to be realized.