As of May 1, 2026, tax revenues collected by local budgets in the West Kazakhstan Region totaled KZT 75.2 billion. This is KZT 6.9 billion lower than in the same period of 2025.
The decline was driven by weaker performance in the region’s main revenue sources:
- Corporate Income Tax (CIT): -KZT 3.9 billion
- Personal Income Tax (PIT): -KZT 1.8 billion
- Social Tax: -KZT 1.7 billion
This points to simultaneous pressure on both business profits and household incomes.
At the same time, the region’s tax base remains highly concentrated. More than half of all tax revenues come from just two territories:
- Uralsk – KZT 27.4 billion
- Burlin District – KZT 11.7 billion
Tax revenue declined in seven districts:
- Bayterek District (-KZT 581.3 million)
- Terekti District (-KZT 394.1 million)
- Syrym District (-KZT 209.2 million)
- Karatobe District (-KZT 90.2 million)
- Zhangala District (-KZT 83.2 million)
- Akzhaik District (-KZT 61.2 million)
- Chingirlau District (-KZT 7.2 million)
Revenue growth was recorded in six districts:
- Uralsk (+KZT 8.4 billion)
- Burlin District (+KZT 6.7 billion)
- Taskala District (+KZT 124.3 million)
- Kaztalov District (+KZT 112.4 million)
- Zhanibek District (+KZT 43.4 million)
- Bokey Orda District (+KZT 19.1 million)
The ranking of districts by tax revenue (excluding Uralsk) continues to show a sharp gap between territories.
Top performers:
Burlin District (KZT 11.7 billion)
Bayterek District (KZT 3.0 billion)
Terekti District (KZT 1.2 billion)
Akzhaik District (KZT 1.2 billion)
Lowest performers:
Bokey Orda District (KZT 478 million)
Karatobe District (KZT 450 million)
Chingirlau District (KZT 415 million)
Most districts generate less than KZT 1 billion in tax revenues, highlighting limited economic activity at the local level. The gap between the strongest and weakest districts exceeds 20 times, reflecting fundamentally different economic structures across the region.
Additional indicators reinforce these imbalances. Wage levels remain relatively low in most districts, limiting the growth of personal income tax revenues.
For comparison:
- Burlin District – KZT 678.4 thousand
- Uralsk – KZT 336.9 thousand
- Chingirlau District – KZT 261.7 thousand
- Bokey Orda District – KZT 272.5 thousand
- Syrym District – KZT 264 thousand
The regional development plan for 2026-2030 includes growth in fixed capital investment and foreign direct investment. However, most of this investment is tied to a small number of large projects.
- Burlin District – installation of a sixth compressor as part of the Karachaganak field expansion project
- Akzhaik District – construction of a mining and processing complex at the Satimola deposit
- Bayterek District – construction of a gas chemical complex producing methanol
- Burlin District – construction of a gas processing plant
- Terekti District – construction of a gas turbine power station
- Taskala District – construction of a cement plant
The region’s economy remains highly concentrated. More than half of all budget revenues come from only two territories, while most districts still lack a stable and diversified tax base.
The simultaneous decline in corporate income tax, personal income tax, and payroll-related revenues suggests pressure on both businesses and household incomes, the two key sources of local budget revenues.
At the same time, the region’s investment model does little to address these imbalances. While investment volumes are expected to grow, the main projects are capital-intensive, concentrated in specific locations, and largely linked to the resource sector. As a result, they are unlikely to create a broad-based and sustainable economic foundation across most districts.