/«Dunyo» IA/. On January 8, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the presentation of proposals to increase employment and reduce requirements in entrepreneurship, reports "Dunyo" IA correspondent.
According to official statistics, the number of unemployed in Uzbekistan is 1.3 million. This year, another 2.4 million people will enter the labor market.
Considering this, it is planned to provide employment to 5 million people this year by creating sustainable and highly profitable jobs locally. In particular, there are opportunities to employ 2.5 million people in the service sector, 2.1 million in agriculture, 250 thousand in investment projects and industry, and 140 thousand in construction.
In addition, it is planned to involve 2 million people in business through the widespread introduction of new financial instruments, including a new microfinance system.
At the presentation, responsible persons presented information on the program for creating new jobs and promoting employment for the population for 2024.
The Head of state approved this program and gave additional instructions for its implementation.
It was noted that in recent years, 2.4 million people have become self-employed. Now, it is necessary to assist them in expanding their activities, gradually transitioning to small businesses, and finding markets. This will be facilitated by introducing the "My Business" platform and "First Step to Business" bank cards.
The need to create infrastructure on lands not included in economic circulation and support project initiators was emphasized. It has been determined that the "100 thousand farmers-exporters" program will be introduced based on the "Aggregator" system. This year, 15 thousand hectares of land will be auctioned.
The importance of vocational training for people without work experience and the provision of tax benefits to enterprises that hire citizens from the social register were also noted.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has been instructed to identify additional reserves and opportunities for creating new jobs.
Proposals to reduce mandatory requirements in entrepreneurship and simplify the licensing procedure were also discussed.
As is known, this year has been declared the Year of Support for Youth and Business in the country. It is planned to create even more favorable conditions for doing business.
It should be noted that there are still cases of demand from entrepreneurs for additional information already available in the relevant information systems. In this regard, 34 certificates and reports have been canceled starting this year. This allows more than 21 thousand entrepreneurs to save 500 million UZS annually.
In general, there is no uniform list of reports submitted by entrepreneurs. In this regard, the Head of state instructed to introduce a unified reporting system.
Also, the need to abolish 16 types of licenses and permits was noted to reduce requirements for entrepreneurs.
The task was set to inform entrepreneurs about innovations in the field, constantly analyze their proposals, and continue activities on optimizing statistical reporting.
