Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting on tax revenues and budget parameters for 2022 on 1 November.

The head of state stressed that raising human dignity and improving people’s lives are determined by the main goal in our country, and these principles should be the main criterion in the formation of the budget.

Therefore, in the draft state budget for the next year, special attention is paid primarily to social issues. In particular, 58 trillion soums are planned to be allocated to education and healthcare.

The President proposed to additionally allocate another 12 trillion soums for these areas, since, taking into account the needs and demands of the population in the regions, it is planned to implement 55 new programs next year.

In particular, measures are envisaged to open 1.6 thousand kindergartens in remote areas, build 40 new schools and repair 235 schools, update school textbooks and create 2 thousand computer classes.

A number of tasks have to be solved in the higher education system as well. Thus, it is planned to increase the quotas for admission to universities, including for master’s and doctoral studies on the basis of state grants, subsidizing the construction and equipping of hostels on the basis of public-private partnerships, and partial compensation for the costs of more than 80 thousand students for renting housing.

Next year, it is planned to allocate 8 trillion soums for the development of primary health care and the introduction of high-tech medical services in the regions. Of these, 1 trillion soums will go to the development of oncohematology, endocrinology, kidney and liver transplantation. The corresponding appropriations are provided for organizing vaccination against coronavirus and bringing the number of vaccinated people to 17 million, providing specialized medical services to socially vulnerable segments of the population.

Emphasizing the need for a gradual increase in the salaries of teachers and doctors, the President proposed to allocate additional funds for this purpose.

One of the main expenditure items in the draft state budget is the improvement of the infrastructure of the regions. It is planned to allocate 26 trillion soums for the construction of housing and social facilities, as well as the improvement of makhallas.

- This is the first time that so many funds are allocated for these areas. Now you need to organize this in an orderly and efficient manner. Therefore, it is necessary to link the funds allocated for each program with target indicators and introduce an electronic control system, said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Separately, the issue of strengthening financial control in the budgetary system will be touched upon. The need to increase the transparency of the public procurement system was noted, ensuring iron discipline in this matter.

The Ministry of Finance was instructed to introduce a system for holding tenders that excludes the human factor from 1 January. It was also instructed to completely digitalize the accounting department of all budgetary organizations, to make payments for public procurement through electronic invoices.

The head of state emphasized the need to discuss the draft budget with local councils, entrepreneurs and the population, to submit their proposals for discussion by the Oliy Majlis. 

Responsible persons provided information on the issues discussed at the meeting.