Ministry of Finance: republican budget revenues were executed by 100.6% in the first half of 2026

At the Government meeting, the results of the execution of activities for the first half of 2026 were considered. Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Birzhanov reported on the key results of budget execution and the main areas of work of the Ministry of Finance.
Republican budget revenues excluding transfers amounted to 8.5 trillion tenge, or 100.6% of the plan. Compared to the same period last year, receipts increased by 1.7 trillion tenge, or 24.6%. Tax revenues reached 8.3 trillion tenge, which is 100.3% of the plan. Their volume increased by more than 29%, or 1.9 trillion tenge.
Income growth is ensured by favorable external economic conditions, expansion of the tax base, growth of foreign trade activity, as well as improvement of tax and customs administration.
One of the priorities of the Ministry of Finance remains the expansion of the legal economy. Within the framework of the "People's Accountant" campaign, more than 61 thousand taxpayers received consultations. Thanks to the "Clean Slate" initiative, penalties and fines in the amount of 9.3 billion tenge were written off for 19 thousand small and micro-businesses. In addition, during the reporting period, the activities of about 546 thousand individuals who were not previously registered were legalized. The number of business entities, taking into account the self-employed, reached 2.9 million, having increased by more than 499 thousand since the beginning of the year, and the number of VAT payers increased to 158.2 thousand. Also, the Government approved a comprehensive plan to counter the shadow economy for 2026-2028.
Special attention is paid to the modernization of customs infrastructure and digitalization of customs processes. The flow of vehicles through the modernized checkpoints increased by 18% and reached about 900 thousand cars. The volume of customs payments amounted to 2.4 trillion tenge, which is more than 400 billion tenge higher than the same period last year.
"The modernization of checkpoints contributes to an increase in budget revenues, creates favorable conditions for fair business and strengthens the country's transit potential. The next stage will be the further digitalization of customs processes with the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies," said Yerzhan Birzhanov.
State budget expenditures were executed by 98.2%, the republican budget - by 99.6%. 3.6 trillion tenge was allocated to pay pensions and benefits, 3 trillion tenge to support the regions, and about 1.3 trillion tenge to support the real sector of the economy.
The efficiency of the state audit continues to improve. Since the beginning of the year, 541 audit events have been held to cover budget funds in the amount of 1.8 trillion tenge. Financial violations in the amount of 456 billion tenge were revealed, of which more than 318 billion tenge have already been eliminated. At the same time, a single analytical platform SMART AUDIT QAZAQSTAN is being developed.
During the meeting, it was also noted that the digital transformation of the social sphere continues. To date, 78% of public and private schools in the country have been digitized, and all medical organizations funded by the Social Health Insurance Fund are connected to the single Qalqan portal.
The Ministry of Finance will continue to work to ensure the sustainability of public finances, strengthen the revenue potential of the budget, increase the efficiency of budget expenditures, further digitalize the financial system and implement the instructions of the Head of State.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/minfin/press/news/details/1257600?lang=ru