Government services in Kyrgyzstan want to simplify and partially outsource

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The Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce, Choro Seitov, reported that the document aims to optimize current procedures and to revise the rules regarding the payment and outsourcing of services.

Key proposals include:

1) Simplification of standards for state and municipal services

Currently, the standard contains up to 18 mandatory requirements. The new draft law proposes to reduce this list to 8 key points, including the name of the service, methods of its provision (including in electronic format), a list of necessary documents, deadlines, the form of the result, the procedure for determining the cost of paid services, and procedures for appeals.

2) Clarification of the rules for providing paid services

According to the new proposals, only those services that are provided beyond the established state order or quotas funded from the budget can be paid. At the same time, services whose free provision is defined by the Constitution and international obligations of Kyrgyzstan will remain free.

3) Possibility of setting prices above cost

The current version requires that the cost of services be determined based on their cost. The new draft law allows for the possibility of increasing the price for certain services, including costs for creating reserves, improving the material and technical base, enhancing qualifications, and incentivizing employees. Consular services will be regulated by a separate procedure.

4) Revision of the administrative regulations for services

The new proposal emphasizes the need for an administrative regulation as a document that describes the procedures, timelines, and order of interaction in providing services.

5) Change in the mechanism for outsourcing services

Currently, the transfer of state and municipal services to private contractors is regulated by legislation on public procurement. A new procedure is proposed that will allow for the transfer of services or their individual stages according to rules approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, without mandatory linkage to the public procurement mechanism.

Control over the activities of private contractors will be carried out in two main areas:

    • pricing and application of tariffs,

    • compliance with the standards of state and municipal services.