The British-Kazakh Society hosted the Law Group webinar chaired by David Skeels (BKS, Director)

At this webinar, experts from different perspectives discussed how the recent tax changes in Kazakhstan would affect the business environment in the country. Panelists covered many important factors such as the government objectives behind the tax changes and tax code amendments. In particular, but not limited to, the experts and government representatives pointed out their views on how the mineral extraction tax and lifting of the dividend tax exemption would affect the business environment in Kazakhstan.

The webinar was moderated by:
Almat Daumov - Managing Partner Grata Law Firm. Almaty

The invited speakers were:
Rustam Zhursunov - Kazakhstan’s Business Ombudsman, Nur-Sultan - ‘RoK policy and comment‘
Garry Wright- General Director Exploration Rio Tinto, Almaty - ‘The mineral extraction tax and the effect this will have on the industry’
Daniel A Witt - President ITIC. Washington DC - ‘Broad and independent view‘
Roman Yurtayev - Associate Partner - Tax Services, Ernst & Young Kazakhstan LLP - ‘Tax Code Article (264) limiting the tax deductibility of intra-group charges‘