Kazakhstan

Constitution of Kazakhstan 1995 Arts. 53-61, 66, 88 (rev. 2017); Budget Code of Kazakhstan 2008; Law on Supreme Audit Chamber 2023; Law on Public Procurement 2015 (EAEU-aligned)

Konstituciya RK Arts. 53-61, 66, 88 (1995, rev. 2017; constituteproject.org/constitution/Kazakhstan_2017); Byudzhetny kodeks RK (04.12.2008); Zakon RK o Zhogargy Audit Palatasy 2023; Zakon RK o gosudarstvennykh zakupkakh (04.12.2015)

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Fiscal Transparency: 61/100 (good)
61
out of 100
limited
28 of 37 scored fields populated. Higher = stronger statutory transparency requirements.

Kazakhstan's national fiscal transparency framework rests on the Constitution (1995, revised 2017) Arts. 53-61, 66, and 88, and the Budget Code of Kazakhstan (2008). The Supreme Audit Chamber (Zhogary Auditarlyq Palata — rebranded 2023, replacing the former Accounts Committee) is the SAI with Majilis (lower house) consent for appointment. Kazakhstan has NO standalone independent fiscal institution (IFI) and no legislative budget office. As an EAEU founding member (2015), the EAEU Treaty on Public Procurement applies alongside the domestic Law on Public Procurement (2015). budget.gov.kz is a comprehensive fiscal portal providing quarterly execution data and MTEF projections. No budget submission deadline confirmed from primary sources (budget_timeline_days=NULL). The National Fund (Natsionalny fond) for oil revenue sterilization publishes management reports (surplus_disposal_transparency=True). Quarterly reporting confirmed (expenditure_frequency='quarterly'). Citizens' budget not required by statute. State asset registry under Law on State Property. Contingent liability tracking in budget execution reports (60% GDP debt ceiling under Const. Art. 54). Source gaps: Budget Code primary text not separately extracted; budget.gov.kz accessible. Currency: KZT (Kazakhstani tenge); fiscal year: calendar year.

Transparency Requirements

Budget Publicationmax 12 pts

Budget publication required ✓ Yes
Budget published online ✓ Yes
Budget publication timeline
Machine-readable budget format
Draft budget required before adoption ✓ Yes

Expenditure Disclosuremax 12 pts

Expenditure disclosure required ✓ Yes
Expenditure granularity department
Public expenditure portal required
Expenditure reporting frequency quarterly

Independent Auditmax 12 pts

Audit required ✓ Yes
Auditor independent of entity ✓ Yes
Auditor selection method appointed independent
Audit frequency annual
Audit reports public ✓ Yes
Audit scope financial performance

Contract & Procurementmax 10 pts

Public bidding required ✓ Yes
Contract publication required ✓ Yes
Bid award disclosure ✓ Yes
Beneficial ownership disclosure No

Debt & Liability Disclosuremax 10 pts

Debt disclosure required ✓ Yes
Pension liability disclosure
Contingent liability disclosure ✓ Yes
Voter approval required for new debt No

Fiscal Reporting Frequencymax 10 pts

Interim reporting required ✓ Yes
Interim reporting frequency quarterly
Year-end report deadline 180 days after fiscal year
Citizens budget required No

Enforcement & Oversightmax 10 pts

Non-compliance penalties ✓ Yes
Fiscal oversight body No
Whistleblower protections ✓ Yes
Legislative budget office No

Revenue & Tax Transparencymax 8 pts

Tax expenditure reporting
Revenue forecasting required ✓ Yes
Tax rate publication ✓ Yes
Fee schedule publication

Compensation & Payrollmax 8 pts

Salary disclosure required
Salary disclosure scope
Pension benefit disclosure
Overtime reporting

Capital & Asset Disclosuremax 8 pts

Capital plan required ✓ Yes
Asset inventory required ✓ Yes
Surplus asset disposal transparency ✓ Yes

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