The Head of State was briefed on the main issues of Finance Ministry, in particular, the progress of implementing the budget, tax and budget policy, the state of public debt.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pointed to the need to optimize budget expenditures and increase revenues to the national budget. The President also instructed to improve the efficiency of customs and tax administration.
Smailov reported to the Head of State on the ongoing large-scale work on the Ministry’s digitization and its integration with the information systems of other state bodies.
Following the meeting, the President of Kazakhstan gave a number of specific instructions.