The Government office has distributed information about the draft law "On the status of the Batken region", on giving a special status to the region. The document was developed on behalf of the President, based on the need to create conditions of the socio-economic development of the region. Taking into account the suggestions and comments received from the public, the draft Law was finalized and approved by a Government resolution and submitted to the Jogorku Kenesh.
The law provides for: strengthening the powers of the authorized representative of the Government in the Batken region and granting special powers and special status; powers to coordinate the activities of territorial divisions of state bodies and local self-government bodies and interaction with law enforcement agencies and law enforcement agencies. Creation of favorable conditions for the socio-economic development of the region with the formation of a Coordinating Council that will monitor, evaluate and control the development program; preferential financing mechanisms; a special procedure for the formation of the regional development budget; the introduction of a special tax and investment regime, as well as a special preferential regime for the provision of state and municipal services to the population of the region; the transfer of utilities and expenses for the maintenance of buildings and premises of educational organizations and cultural objects from local budgets to the republican budget, starting next year.