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According to spot.uz, the President of Uzbekistan has signed a decree introducing new pension services, allowing formally employed individuals to voluntarily pay a monthly social tax of **12% of the minimum wage** starting January 1, 2027, to build pension entitlement for non-working family members.
Source: spot.uzThe Committee on Finance, Budget, Entrepreneurship, and Competition Development of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic approved a bill amending the laws on joint-stock companies, the securities market, and mortgage securities in its first reading on September 15.
Source: fsa.gov.kgUzbekistan is introducing a practice to retain state "special participation" during the privatization of large and strategic enterprises based on special presidential decrees.
Source: spot.uzBuyers of assets on the balance sheets of state-owned and mixed-ownership banks in Uzbekistan will receive property and land tax relief for 12 months from full payment until January 1, 2030.
Source: spot.uzThe Project Office for Tax Code Implementation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin, discussed a proposal from the ARDFM and the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan to fully exempt citizens from personal income tax when banks write off bad loans, including fraudulent borrowings.
Source: kapital.kz
