The minimum wage will increase from the new year in Kazakhstan

The minimum wage will be 85 thousand tenge

From January 1, 2024, the minimum wage will increase in Kazakhstan. This was stated by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, speaking on Friday with a message to the people of Kazakhstan.

"As we promised, the government will continue to gradually increase the level of the minimum wage. In order to increase the income of citizens, I instruct from January 1, 2024 to increase the minimum wage to 85,000 tenge. Thus, we have doubled the minimum wage in three years" , the president said.

According to Tokayev, this measure will have a positive impact on the well-being of about 1 million 800 thousand citizens, including 350 thousand state employees.

To develop the market, the president instructed the government to approve a comprehensive plan up to 2030 as soon as possible.

"In addition to clearly defining the principles and priorities of the new economic policy, the high-quality and full implementation of the planned reforms is critical. And this process directly depends on the competencies, responsibility and political will of civil servants," Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

source: ru.sputnik.kz