China News Service, Nur Sultan, September 1 (Reporter Zhang Shuo) On September 1, local time, President Tokayev of Kazakhstan delivered his annual State of the Union address in the parliament, which covered economic recovery, improvement of people’s livelihood, financial system reform, and education. Resource optimization, clean energy development and strengthening response to external threats.
According to the official website of the Presidential Palace of Kazakhstan, the theme of this year's State of the Union address is "The foundation of national prosperity is people's unity and systematic reform."
Tokayev pointed out that we ushered in the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence through unity and struggle, and we should be prepared for any challenges.
When talking about economic development, Tokayev said that Kazakhstan is suffering from the continuing impact of the epidemic.
To this end, the country formulated a medium-term economic development policy and adopted a national development plan to 2025.
In addition, Tokayev stated that the contribution rate of Kazakhstan's processing industry to the economy in 2020 exceeded that of the extractive industry for the first time. This is an important achievement in the implementation of the national industrialization plan.
It is estimated that by 2025, the export value of processing industry commodities will increase by 50%, reaching 24 billion U.S. dollars.
In terms of people’s livelihood, Tokayev said that starting from 2022, the monthly minimum wage will be increased from the current 42,500 tenge (approximately RMB 644) to 60,000 tenge (approximately RMB 909). This measure Will benefit millions of people.
In addition, in response to external threats, Tokayev said that the Afghan issue and the escalation of global tensions have made Kazakhstan face the task of restarting defense industry projects and formulating new defense development plans.
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