Time table for the country

First of all, because it appeared in the moment of the deepest economic crisis, which the modern civilization has ever experienced.

In his Address of N. Nazarbayev conducted an analysis of the sources of the world financial crisis, having noted, that the situation has not changed for better yet, although for the struggle for its consequences the leading countries have already spent over ten million trillion of dollars. According to many experts, the global recession will be long enough, the world economy has not reached the bottom as yet.

Another the most essential peculiarity of the Address is that it gives start to a new 'mobilized' Kazakhstani economy, which is based in the greater degree not on traditional market principles, but on active state regulation of economic processes. It is consequence of the deepest changes, which are today taking place in the world economic system, and not a single country can not remain out of the influence of which. N. Nazarbayev presented his vision on the current processes in the world in the book "Keys from crisis," which was published in the influential Russian edition as of February 2.

One can say that ideas reflected in it, are a compound part of the global plan of the President on re-arrangement of the entire society economy. According to the president: "We joined our thought to the general search of the exit from this crisis. The crisis is not a simple, the variants of exit from it should be quite different. I am convinced that after this global crisis the world financial system will change, and perhaps, political administration for the states. Many states face the necessity of 'manual administration' for economy, and regulation "became the most important affair of the exit from the crisis."

If in the Address N. Nazarbayev appears first of all as a real politician, which plans the program of certain actions on exit from the crisis with the less possible losses, and in the article he analyzes the current processes as a philosopher and economist, who looks beyond the horizon of tomorrow. And in this case the Address for the first time appears as a program of urgent, almost 'emergency' measures against the forthcoming world economic collapse, however he does not claim for the uniqueness and inevitable effectiveness of the offered measures. For the first time the President admits openly: we became a toy of the mighty natural forces, which are caused by the initial defects of the world economic system and the best, what we can do in this situation - to apply the checked, conservative, although painful, measures of the economic regulation, which are able to reduce inevitable damage. However, no one can guarantee the success, because nowadays the majority of the countries search for ways out from the crisis within the system of the old and discrediting 'financial-economic' coordinates. Hope only remains in order to survive these trials - as one country is not able to resolve these global problems.

The major part of the Address of N. Nazarbayev is devoted to the tasks for the years to come. It is necessary in this period to realize the plan of the further modernization of economy and strategy of occupation for ensuring of post-crisis development. The National Fund will allocate money at the amount of KZT600 billion for 2009-2010 additionally. The volume of the gross reserves of the country (USD47 billion), remains untouched. The state forms 'money box,' the money from which will be used in the worst, emergency cases. Another side of a new model - is a tough economizing on all expenditure clauses of the budget and the strictest financial discipline.

The President noted fairly, that for the Kazakhstani society in the last years wastefulness became usual, what is explicable in the period of the rapid growth. But the motto for today is a rational consumption and economizing. All non-priority expenses should be reduced to zero, and free money should be directed at creation for working places. Job for every one and maximal occupation - is what became a priority in the Kazakhstani society for the nearest two-three years. The president noted: not counting social works, at least 350 thousand Kazakhstani wil be employed. And the main direction is aimed at applying labour efforts inside the country. Under realization of the strategy of employment a particular attention should be paid to reconstruction and modernization of communal networks, automobile roads of local importance, social infrastructure, and first of all schools and hospitals.

President commissioned the Government with a number of errands, as well as akims, social-entrepreneurial corporations. Namely, for providing a regional employment and re-arrangement of human resources the state will allocate not less than KZT140 billion. The situation in the sphere of employment and creation of working places will be followed every day in effective regime.

The president enlarged a lot on the necessity of economizing. Because plummeting of prices is observed on the world markets. "Today the reality is such that pressing of the business activity in the world resulted in reduction of the demand for oil and metals, N. Nazarbayev said. And this is a basic of export of Kazakhstan. For a year the price for oil plummeted almost by 4 times, for metals - almost by 2 times. Our basic trade partners and nearest neighbors - Russia and Ukraine - had devaluated their national currencies by 40-45 percents. And we have to undertake devaluation of tenge in favour of the interests of our goods producers. Otherwise, Kazakhstani production would have lost its competitiveness. We would have continued to burn gold reserves of the country."

In his address the President 'decoded,' what the state regulation means for the Kazakhstani economy today. It is first of all, unprecedented on the size injections in different sectors of the people's enterprises. And all this money - from the budget and the National fund, is state money. The state acted as a chief banker of the country, when the banks themselves found themselves on the edge of default. "For preserving business activity in the country we had rendered unprecedented financial support of subjects of small and medium business in the volume of KZT275 billion. The work was continued on significant reduction of administrative barriers. New Tax code is put into action, which significantly reduced rates on basic taxes. Compared to the last year the corporate income tax this year is reduced by one third and made up 20 percent, and in 2011 will make up 15 per cent. The VAT rate is reduced by 12 percent. Instead of regressive scale of the rates of the social tax is introduced a unified rate at amount of 11 per cent. And as for enterprises, which invest, there are tax preferences.

All these became one of the important incentives of the development of non-raw material sector of economy, small and medium business. The law draft on state purchases gives the privilege for domestic producers, what is also aimed at support of small and medium business.

For development of agricultural complex it was allocated KZT280 billion, for realization of infrastructure projects - KZT120 billion. In total in the economy of the country over KZT2 trillion 700 billion is allocated for anticrisis objectives. Another important peculiarity of the taken measures - is keeping of active social policy of the states even in this difficult time."

The president reminded of the components of the active social policy: as it has been planned, in 2010 salaries of the statesmen and scholarships will be increased by 25 per cents, and in 2011 - by 30 per cent more. The average amount of the pension will be increased in 2010 by 25 per cent and by 30 per cent - in 2011.