Almaty Mayor: Industrial production grew significantly in Q3 2009
14:46, 10 February 2010
ALMATY. February 10. KAZINFORM /Daniyar Sikhimbayev/ "Almaty is the only region in the country which has performed its budget as an anti-crisis program. Thus, in 2009 the city implemented budgetary projects to the amount of KZT 108.4 bln in total. Tax and non-tax payments to the budget made KZT 5.1 bln. Domestic content in labor forces procurement makes 100% while in usage of materials, raw materials and equipment it makes 75%-80%. 18.4 thousand people were employed under the programs' realization", Mayor of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yessimov has said at the meeting with the citizens today.
"Due to support of construction sector, 1 mln 50 thousand sq m of housing were put into service last year. Industrial production grew significantly in the third quarter of 2009. Thus, in December 2009 the volumes of production grew by 4.3% compared to December 2008", he added.