In 2019, budget expenditures surged by 19.3% and made 13.5 trillion tenge.
Budget spending comprised 11.3 trillion tenge, down by 9.1%. The biggest amount was spent on social assistance and social provision: 3.5 trillion tenge or 25.6% of the total sum of expenses. 2.3 trillion tenge and 1.3 trillion tenge were spent on education and healthcare respectively (+16.1%). 913.7 billion tenge were spent on housing and utilities sector and 893.6 billion tenge were spent on transport and communications. The surge in budget spending is observed in industry, architecture, urban planning and construction sectors: from 35.9 billion to 69.6 billion (+94%). (Kazinform/Business World Magazine)
