The combined revised annual revenue target for the 13 local budgets in East Kazakhstan Region – two cities of regional significance and 11 districts – stands at KZT 195,097.1 million. As of July 1, 2026, cumulative revenue reached KZT 87,941.4 million, or 45.1% of the annual target. Revenue amounted to 93.8% of the consolidated target set for the reporting period.
Tax receipts account for 96.1% of total revenue collected by the local authorities, or KZT 84,550.2 million. Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets contribute 3.3%, or KZT 2,928.1 million, while non-tax revenue provides 0.5%, or KZT 463.3 million. The region’s local revenue base is therefore overwhelmingly tax-driven.
The regional budget, administered at the regional level, is compiled separately from the local budgets. Its own tax receipts stood at KZT 25,801.3 million on the reporting date, equivalent to 40.9% of the annual target, with social tax providing the largest share. Total regional budget revenue, including transfers from the national budget, reached 56.3% of the annual target. Regional budget figures are excluded from the ranking of local authorities and are considered separately.
Tax revenue structure
Local tax revenue comes from five main categories. Income tax contributes 80.2% of tax receipts collected, making it the dominant source of local budget revenue. Property taxes account for 12.6%, social tax for 3.2%, compulsory charges for legally significant actions for 2.3%, and domestic taxes on goods, works and services for 1.7%.
Income tax comprises individual income tax of KZT 41,294.4 million, or 48.8% of total tax revenue, and corporate income tax of KZT 26,504.9 million, or 31.3%.
Property taxes, which account for 12.6% of tax revenue, reached 59.1% of the annual target, above the 46.1% average for tax receipts overall.
Local authorities ranked by tax revenue (july 1, 2026, KZT million)
Concentration of the tax base
Although Ust-Kamenogorsk and Ridder represent just two of the region’s 13 local budgets, the two cities of regional significance account for 68.9% of tax revenue collected. The 11 districts provide the remaining 31.1%. The three largest contributors – Ust-Kamenogorsk city, Altai District and Ridder city – generate 81.9%, while the five largest account for 88.4%.
The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index for the distribution of tax revenue among local authorities stands at 4,425 points, indicating a highly concentrated tax base. Ust-Kamenogorsk alone generates 64.8% of local tax revenue in the region, meaning that the regional trend is largely driven by the city’s budget performance. The six smallest contributors collectively account for just 7.3% of the tax base.
Leaders and laggards in target performance
Measured against the revised annual target, with 50% serving as the linear benchmark for the first half, Kurchum District leads at 79.7%, followed by Altai District at 66.2% and Kokpekty District at 51.1%. The lowest readings were recorded in Ridder city at 38.4%, Tarbagatai District at 38.5% and Ulan District at 41.3%.
Against the consolidated target for the reporting period, Kokpekty District leads at 168.7%, followed by Kurchum District at 164.7% and Altai District at 155.7%. Ulan District at 99.0%, Markakol District at 96.9%, Ulken Naryn District at 94.9%, Katon-Karagai District at 92.3%, Ust-Kamenogorsk city at 91.9% and Ridder city at 87.2% were the only local authorities below their period targets as of the reporting date.
Ulan District, Markakol District, Katon-Karagai District, Ust-Kamenogorsk city and Ridder city are the only local authorities where revenue is below 100% of the consolidated period target and progress against the annual target trails the regional average.Both indicators point to underperformance.
Tax receipts provide 96.1% of the revenue base for local authorities in East Kazakhstan Region, with income tax accounting for 80.2% of all tax revenue. Local target performance is therefore sensitive to changes in payrolls and corporate profits. The 68.9% concentration of the tax base in Ust-Kamenogorsk and Ridder, together with a Herfindahl-Hirschman Index of 4,425 points, underlines the extent of this concentration. Region-wide performance is shaped largely by Ust-Kamenogorsk’s budget results, rather than by the average trend across the other local authorities.
As of July 1, tax revenue across the region had reached 46.1% of the annual target, below the linear first-half benchmark of 50%. Revenue nevertheless stood at 100.3% of the consolidated period target, slightly exceeding the authorities’ own operating benchmarks for the reporting period.
Ulan District, Markakol District, Katon-Karagai District, Ust-Kamenogorsk city and Ridder city are the only local authorities where both measures – performance against the consolidated period target and progress against the annual target – are below the regional average. As of the reporting date, they therefore show the clearest shortfalls in tax collection.
National Bureau of Economic Research specifically for EconomyKZ.org
