Kyrgyzstan sees taxi, courier workforce grow after tax cut
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In Kyrgyzstan, over 110,000 people now officially work as taxi drivers and couriers.
Kubanychbek Ysabekov, Deputy Chairman of the State Tax Service, reported this increase at a meeting of the Jogorku Kenesh, the country’s parliament. He explained that a reduction in income tax encouraged more drivers and couriers to register as official workers, moving them from the informal economy. The tax rate for these workers is now 1 percent of their income.
Ysabekov also noted other groups benefit from reduced tax rates, people with disabilities pay 5 percent, and those in the sewing industry pay 1 percent of the average salary. The State Tax Service implemented these changes to broaden the tax base and formalize employment in these sectors.
