Kazakhstan minister says minimum wage increase is a question of the near future

Kazakhstan's Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin said at a briefing in the Kurultai that the country's minimum wage (MZP) could be raised. The remarks were reported by a NUR.KZ correspondent.

Zhumangarin noted that the draft 2027 budget sets the current minimum wage at 85,000 tenge. He said discussions are under way at the level of the government and the Presidential Administration, and that results will be satisfactory in the near future. He did not give a timeframe, describing the matter as "a question of the near future."

He suggested that if the indicator is revised before the end of the current year, it would take effect in 2027.