Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Askarbek Yertayev publicly disclosed his income and property. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Today, a calculator used for assigning benefits was presented at a briefing in Astana. Based on it, one can determine which group each person falls into.
Journalists proposed checking which group Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Askarbek Yertayev falls into. The minister did not object.
Minister's income and family
The 49-year-old minister's current salary is 1.2 million tenge. He has four children. His 29-year-old son's average salary is 600,000 tenge, while his 23-year-old son receives 400,000 tenge per month. His daughter attends school, and the youngest child is still 4 years old. His spouse does not work.
Property details
"There are two real estate properties: a two-room apartment of 60 square meters and a three-room apartment of 100 square meters. There is no commercial transport, business, or land plots. My own car is a 2013 Toyota Camry 50," Yertayev said.
The calculator showed the result that the minister falls into group "B". The minister said he does not receive benefits from the state.
"No one in my family receives benefits. The last time we received them was in 2022, when my fourth child was born. That's it, we have not received any other benefits," Yertayev concluded.
It is worth noting that the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population plans to post the calculator determining the need group for benefits on its official website today.