Kyrgyzstan 2027 budget: oncology funding and child disability benefits to rise

Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary Committee on Finance, Budget, Entrepreneurship and Competition Development held hearings on 30 October on draft budgets for 2027–2029, the Jogorku Kenesh press service reported. Discussions covered the realism of revenue forecasts, conditions for business and investment, and the funding of regions.

Oncology funding is planned to rise by 500 million soms in 2027, from 2 billion to 2.5 billion soms. From 1 January 2027, benefits for children with disabilities would increase from 6,000 to 9,000 soms and from 8,000 to 11,000 soms, depending on category. Committee chairman Altynbek Kudaiberdiev listed three priorities: stable budget revenues, timely funding of social obligations and efficient spending.

Deputies also raised school construction and repair. One proposal was to build a new School No. 37 instead of repairing the existing building, which was estimated to cost about 400 million soms. Ulanbek Zhaanbaev called for inclusive education centres in at least every regional centre.