Kazakhstan to cut 10% of public service jobs

02.09.2020, 14:49 toppress.kz

On September 1, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered his second State of the Nation Address, opening the 6th parliamentary session, Toppress.kz reports. In his speech, the Head of State proposed 10 percent public sector job cuts. The pandemic and transfer of most public employees to remote work showed that the state apparatus can and should be reduced. Therefore, I instruct you to fast-track public and quasi-public sector job cuts. This year, they should be cut by 10%, and next year by another 15%, Tokayev said. The pandemic and transfer of most public employees to remote work showed that the state apparatus can and should be reduced. Therefore, I instruct you to fast-track public and