14.10.2026, 12:06

Kazakhstan expects big savings from need-based welfare reform

ASTANA. Oct 14 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) – Kazakhstan plans to save about 700 billion tenge next year and almost 2.5 trillion tenge over three years by reforming state benefits, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov said.

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