Business income under the simplified tax regime has increased by almost 19%.

The government policy is consistently aimed at creating favorable conditions for entrepreneurship, reducing administrative burdens, and establishing clear rules for doing business.  One of the steps in this direction has been the improvement of tax legislation. Since January of the current year, the new Tax Code has come into force, within which special tax regimes have been optimized.  One of the most sought-after is the special tax regime based on the simplified declaration. The initial results of its implementation show a positive trend in the main performance indicators of entrepreneurs.  According to the results of the first half of the current year, the income of businesses using this regime amounted to 9.4 trillion tenge. Compared to the same period last year, it has increased by 18.9% — from 7.9 trillion tenge. Positive dynamics are also observed in the employment indicators of entrepreneurs applying this regime. The number of hired workers increased by 14.2% — from 445,000 to 509,000 people. The wage fund grew by 7.2%. At the same time, the number of business entities without hired employees decreased by 30.5%. The number of entrepreneurs reporting income...