The Constitutional Court found no grounds to review a complaint from an official who objected to the requirement for former civil servants to submit an income declaration.
As reported by Ulysmedia.kz, the man believes that the provisions of the Tax Code, which require the submission of an asset and income declaration after leaving the civil service, violate his constitutional right to confidentiality of personal deposits and savings.
Previously, the matter was considered in court and appealed to the appellate instance. Following its review, the Constitutional Court noted that the obligation to submit a declaration does not restrict the right to confidentiality of personal deposits and savings.
"Furthermore, the applicant based his request for a review of compliance with the Constitution solely on his disagreement with the judicial decisions, without providing any other arguments. Thus, based on the preliminary review, the Constitutional Court did not identify any admissible conditions for reviewing the specified norm for compliance with the Constitution," the statement reads.
The source recalls that, according to Article 630 of the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, from 1 January 2023, employees of state institutions and their spouses, as well as employees of quasi-public sector entities and their spouses, are obliged to submit a declaration of income and property to the tax authorities.
Earlier, deputies from the People's Party of Kazakhstan (PPK) also expressed suspicions regarding the safety of submitting the universal declaration. Their doubts concerned the security of citizens' personal data.
As assured by the Vice Minister of Finance, Yerzhan Birzhanov, access to the declarations is granted only by special order to a limited circle of employees, who bear personal responsibility for the confidentiality and security of the information.