From 14 to 16 October 2025, XXXII Meeting of Experts and the Coordination Council of Heads of Tax Services of the CIS Member States (CCHTS CIS) was held in Saint Petersburg.

      The event was attended by delegations from the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of the CIS Executive Committee and the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation — the basic organization of the CIS member states for training, retraining, and professional development in the field of taxation.

       The delegation from Kazakhstan was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Committee of State Revenues of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Seilzhan Akhmetov.

      During the meeting, participants discussed a wide range of issues related to improving tax administration, strengthening cooperation, and enhancing information exchange between the tax authorities of the CIS member states.

      The key topics of discussion included:

• the implementation of customer-centric principles in the activities of tax authorities and the analysis of taxation indicators for small businesses and self-employed individuals in the CIS countries (presented by Ms. D. Kushubayeva, Director of the Department of Public Services of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan);
• the development of systems for monitoring the movement of goods as a tool for ensuring transparent trade and combating the shadow economy (report by Mr. S. Sakauov, Deputy Head of the End-to-End Monitoring Department of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan);
• the future of the tax inspector profession and modern approaches to its training ("The Tax Inspector: Today and Tomorrow") — report by Mr. E. Kozhabergenov, Head of the International Cooperation Department of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Following the meeting, changes to the composition of the CCHTS CIS were approved, the results of the implementation of the Council's Work Plan for 2024–2025 were reviewed, and the Work Plan for 2025–2026 was adopted. The date, venue, and main theme of the next XXXIII Council meeting were also determined.

      The decisions adopted are aimed at further developing cooperation between the tax authorities of the CIS countries, improving the efficiency of tax administration, and strengthening information exchange to ensure transparency, fair competition, and sustainable economic growth across the Commonwealth.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd/press/news/details/1088894?lang=kk