As the press service of the head of state reported, Shavkat Mirziyoyev stressed that the rise of human dignity and improvement of people’s lives are determined as the main goal in the country, these principles should be the main criterion in the formation of the budget.

Therefore, special attention is paid primarily to social issues in the draft state budget for the next year. In particular, 58 trillion soums are planned to be allocated for education and healthcare.

The President proposed to additionally allocate another 12 trillion soums for these areas, since, taking into account the needs and demands of the population in the regions, it is planned to implement 55 new programs next year. Measures are envisaged to open 1.6 thousand kindergartens in remote areas, build 40 new schools and repair 235 schools, update school textbooks and create 2 thousand computer classes.

A number of tasks have to be solved in the higher education system as well. Thus, it is planned to increase the quotas for admission to universities, including for master’s and doctoral studies on the basis of state grants, subsidizing the construction and equipping of hostels on the basis of public-private partnerships, and partial compensation for the costs of more than 80 thousand students for renting housing.

“Next year, it is planned to allocate 8 trillion soums for the development of primary healthcare and the introduction of high-tech medical services in the regions. Of these, 1 trillion soums will go to the development of oncohematology, endocrinology, kidney and liver transplantation. The corresponding appropriations are provided for the organization of vaccination against coronavirus and bringing the number of vaccinated up to 17 million people, the provision of specialized medical services to socially vulnerable segments of the population,” the report said.

Emphasizing the need for a gradual increase in the salaries of teachers and doctors, the President proposed to allocate additional funds for this purpose.

One of the main expenditure items in the draft state budget is the improvement of the infrastructure of the regions. It is planned to allocate 26 trillion soums for the construction of housing and social facilities, as well as the improvement of mahallas.

“This is the first time so many funds are allocated for these areas. Now you need to organize this in an orderly and efficient manner. Therefore, it is necessary to link the funds allocated for each program with target indicators and introduce an electronic control system,” Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.

Separately, the issue of strengthening financial control in the budgetary system was touched upon. The need to increase the transparency of the public procurement system was noted, ensuring iron discipline in this matter.

The Ministry of Finance has been instructed to introduce a system for holding tenders that excludes the human factor from January 1 next year. It was also instructed to completely digitalize the accounting department of all budgetary organizations, to make payments for public procurement through electronic invoices.

The head of state emphasized the need to discuss the draft budget with local councils, entrepreneurs and the population, to submit their proposals for the Oliy Majlis discussion.

Responsible executives provided information on the issues discussed at the meeting.