During the meeting, Gabidulla Abdrahimov, thanking Nursultan Nazarbayev for the decision on giving Shymkent the status of a city of national importance, noted that by the end of 2018, all macroeconomic indicators show a positive trend.
- Over the past period, more than 17 thousand new jobs have been opened. The average wage grew by 6.6% and amounts to KZT113,700, the average per capita income increased by 19% and reached KZT60,427. In pursuance of your instructions, heat and water supply tariffs have reduced by 19% and 10%, gas and electricity by 5.8% and 6.8% respectively, the city akim reported.
After listening to the information, the President of Kazakhstan stressed that regional akims should keep on constant control issues of social protection, education, health care, regulation of utility tariffs, quality of roads, yard facilities, street lighting, public safety, water supply, electricity supply, and work public transport and utilities.
The Head of State noted that these issues are under special control of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan.