Kazakhstan has formed a political vision for the development of internal state audit until 2030

The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan has approved the first Concept for the Development of Internal State Audit until 2030 — a strategic document defining a new stage in the development of the internal state audit system. The adoption of the Concept is an important stage in the development of public administration and marks the transition to a modern model of internal state audit based on risk prevention, a risk-oriented approach, digital technologies, and data analytics. The effectiveness of the implemented reforms is already confirmed by the results. Based on the results of the first half of 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, the number of audit activities decreased by 7%, while the amount of identified financial violations increased by 76%. Along with this, the volume of budget funds for which preventive measures were taken without conducting an audit more than doubled – from 200 billion tenge to 500 billion tenge. Such dynamics indicate a transition to intelligent audit, ensuring more accurate risk identification with a lower control burden. The Concept is aimed at improving the efficiency of public finance utilization, the quality of public administ...