Bin Laden is considered responsible for Islamist attacks on U.S. targets, including the bombing of two U.S. embassies in east Africa in 1998. The Committee of Oliy Majlis on budget, banking and finance issues has released the draft budget. In the overall context it is planned to continue institutional changes owing to privatisation of state property and enhancement of the activities of privatised enterprises. The reforms in the social sphere will be implemented under the Programme for development and financing of the material and technical basis of academic lyceums and professional colleges, and the Programme of development of social infrastructure of rural areas, water supply and gasification. It is planned to relieve tax pressure, improve taxation of individuals profits and rationally structure the share of indirect and resource taxes in the budgetary structure.
All prior privileges are to be retained.
VAT rates and excise tax rates will be retained at the present level. The list of excised goods will not change. Budget expenditures is another important issue. In general, expenditures on education within the National programme on specialists training and healthcare system will significantly increase the figures of 2000. It is assessed that the expenditures on centralized investments will make 216.2bln soums.