Azat Peruashev, a deputy of the Majilis and leader of the Ak Zhol party faction, proposed to more clearly define the form of ownership in the new Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He made his proposal at the tenth meeting of the Commission on Constitutional Reform.

Azat Peruashev noted that the status of the property institute plays an important role in investment attractiveness and a positive business climate in the economy.

According to him, the current Constitution provides for only two types of property: state and private. At the same time, modern economists divide property into at least 5-6 types.
"The constitutions of Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Azerbaijan and other countries, along with state and private property, include municipal property. The constitutions of China, Brazil, and India include collective or cooperative property. In some countries, public property, that is, the ownership of companies listed on the public stock market, stands out. In a number of other countries, the list of forms of property in the Constitution is not limited at all, in order to encourage economic diversification," he said.
According to Azat Peruashev, the current development of market relations creates the need to additionally define municipal property, the property of PMIC and condominiums, and the property of private individuals and entrepreneurs.
He also recalled the President's January interview with the Turkestan newspaper, in which the Head of State identified cooperatives as one of the most effective types of activities for agricultural producers.
"But is a cooperative a simple collection of private property, as interpreted in the Civil Code today? The long-standing disputes of shareholders with latifundists, credit unions with borrowers, and other examples show that this issue has not been fully worked out in the current legislation," the deputy noted.
According to him, the same can be said about other types of joint ownership, because today not only private enterprises are developing in business, but also enterprises of individual founders with state participation, businesses associated with municipal bodies acting on behalf of the State Enterprise for the Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, etc.
Azat Peruashev noted that given the rapid growth of various new forms of industry and the creative economy, over time there may be a need to define new forms of digital property.
"In this regard, I believe it is necessary to emphasize that the main principle in resolving the property issue is market relations, that is, competition, anti-monopoly criteria, or more precisely, the ability to choose different approaches," the deputy said.
In this regard, the leader of the Ak Zhol party faction suggested considering the possibility of further clarifying the form of ownership in the new Constitution.
In particular, it was proposed to rewrite paragraph 1 of Article 8 as follows: "All forms of property in the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be recognized, guaranteed and equally protected."
"This means supporting not only state and private property, but also all other possible forms that open up and protect the possibility of widely involving the resources and capabilities of business, society and the state in economic circulation in order to diversify the economy and ensure the growth of the nation's well-being," Azat Peruashev noted.