Budgetary spending on social sphere reached 7% of GDP – Minister of Finance

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Today, at a plenary session, the Senate of the Kazakh Parliament has heard the reports of the Government and the Accounts Committee regarding utilization of the national budget.

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According to Minister of Finance Bakhyt Sultanov, the expenditures on social sector in 2015 rose to 7% of GDP and made 2.8 bln tenge. Their share in the budget increased to 39.4%.

The Government fully performs its social obligations, he said. The pensions and other social  allowances are paid timely and fully to 4 mln 912 thousand recipients.

“Budget revenues increased by 105.7%. The last year’s  7 trln budget was utilized by 99.8%,” added the Minister.