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Tax revenues into local budgets of Kazakhstan as of 1 June 2026 amounted to 3.7 trillion tenge. Compared with the same date in 2025, their volume decreased by 25.6 billion tenge, with an increase in revenues recorded in 10 out of 20 regions, while a decrease was noted in the remainder.

In Kazakhstan, a system for labelling official calls has been introduced, which will allow subscribers to distinguish calls from banks, companies and other organisations from potentially fraudulent ones. New requirements for telecom operators have also been adopted, along with additional measures to protect users of telecommunications services.

Relatives of 28-year-old Aidana Orazbayeva have contacted the police following the deaths of three newborn babies at the maternity hospital in Kaskelen and are demanding that all circumstances surrounding the incident be established.

On 20 July 2026, 55 forest fires were recorded within the territory of the state forest fund of Kazakhstan. Most of the blazes have already been extinguished, with the remaining pockets either localised or under control, preventing the spread of fire and major forest fires.

In the Kostanay region, an investigation into a criminal case concerning illegal subsoil use and unauthorised extraction of minerals has been completed. According to the investigation, industrial extraction of river sand was carried out outside the subsoil plot provided by the state. The criminal case has been sent to court.

A court in Aktau has ordered a blogger to delete a video posted on Instagram showing investigative actions and to pay compensation for moral damage to two residents of the city. The decision was made after the court ruled that the use of the victims' images without their consent was unlawful.

Holidaymakers have reported possible water contamination in Lake Burabay after swimming at the beach of one of the local sanatoriums. According to them, a sharp unpleasant smell appeared in the water, and then they noticed faeces.

Deputy Chairperson of the National Bank, Aliya Moldabekova, has been found guilty of an administrative offence for failing to comply with an order from the Supreme Audit Chamber (SAC). A court in Astana has fined her 64,875 tenge.

On 20 July 2026, two forest fires were recorded in blocks 55 and 65 of the Suburban Forestry of the Semipalatinsk branch of the state forest nature reserve 'Semey Ormany'. According to preliminary data, the area of each source is approximately 2 hectares, and the cause of the fire could have been a lightning strike.

In the Aqtogai district of the Pavlodar region, on the territory of the Aqtogai Milk LLP, an accident occurred in which 6 people died. Another man was hospitalised with moderate carbon dioxide poisoning.