What will happen if Kazakhstan raises the VAT rate?

2025-02-14 02:37:06

These reforms, which the government is trying to implement, will further exacerbate the economic problems in the country.

The problem of budget deficits is solved by levying additional taxes, not by optimizing expenditures. The reforms that are supposed to improve the tax situation in the country will worsen the economic situation and lead to higher prices. The government itself is not only not planning to reduce its costs, but will also increase them following the growth.

The VAT increase will accelerate the depletion of the national fund from 10 years to 5 years.

How to cure diabetes mellitus?

2023-12-24 09:53:46

By starvation

The results of a study evaluating the effect of interval fasting on the course of type 2 diabetes mellitus have been published. The interval fasting regime included repeating 6 cycles of 5 days of strict calorie reduction followed by 10 days of normal nutrition. The primary endpoint of the study was to achieve remission of diabetes mellitus.

Pharmaceutical companies don't invest in developing diabetes treatments because they want to make money off people for the rest of their lives by selling them insulin.

Effect of an Intermittent Calorie-restricted Diet on Type 2 Diabetes Remission: A Randomized Controlled Trial

What will be the consequences of the deal between Intel and Qualcomm?

2024-09-26 14:37:08

The deplorable, desktop x64 processors will be destroyed, and only Arm will remain.

Even if Intel's management agrees, it will take several years for international regulators to approve the deal, and eventually Qualcomm itself will sink to the bottom.

Intel is in a financial hole - in the first quarter of 2023, it posted a record net loss of almost $3 billion, and in the second quarter of 2024, it tried to repeat this achievement, bringing its net debt to $1.61 billion.

Qualcomm has approached its rival Intel with an offer to acquire the company

Why does Kazakhstan need a unicameral parliament?

2025-09-09 11:20:00

Tokayev wants another term, despite constitutional restrictions

The introduction of a single parliament in Kazakhstan requires amendments to the Constitution. After the amendments are made, the powers of the president can be extended, because now the new Constitution and the term can be counted from scratch.

Similarly, in Russia, through a constitutional amendment, the restriction on the prohibition of two consecutive terms in presidential elections was circumvented.