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03/28/2026, 09:00Almambet Shykmamatov, Chairman of the State Tax Service, announced plans to reduce the rate of additional tax levied on livestock exporters from 20% to 3%. He made this announcement on March 27 during a meeting with business owners from the southern regions of the country.
Farmers and exporters from the Jalal-Abad, Osh, and Batken regions participated in the discussion. The main topic was the problems arising during tax audits of livestock and meat product exports.
As noted by the meeting participants, the key difficulty stems from the fact that some exporters lack primary documents confirming the purchase price of livestock. In such cases, tax authorities cannot determine the actual business expenses, which leads to the assessment of income tax on the full sales amount.
Previously, to resolve the situation, a mechanism was adopted providing for the payment of 20% of the additional tax assessed, with the remaining 80% subsequently written off, along with fines and penalties. However, entrepreneurs stated that even this level of burden remains excessive.
According to their estimates, if the necessary documents were available, the tax would be calculated based on the difference between the purchase and sale prices and would amount to about 10%.
Following the meeting, Shykmamatov proposed initiating legislative changes to reduce the additional tax to 3%. The initiative is being implemented as part of the president’s directives to improve business conditions and has received support from entrepreneurs.
“The main task is to ensure legality, fair taxation, and order,” emphasized the head of the State Tax Service.
