The head of the state charged the prime minister with discharging the head of Kazakhtelecom, president is indignant by the excessively high level of wages of administrations of national state companies

21.09.06 15:23
/INTERFAX-KAZAKHSTAN, Astana, September 20, 06/ - President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev charged the prime minister Danial Akhmetov to discharge the head of national company Kazakhtelecom Khayrat Karibzhanov from the taking post. The corresponding order the head of state gave during the meeting of Security Council (SC) of the republic on Wednesday in Astana, on which questions of managing of state assets in national companies were examined. The report from the meeting SC was shown by state television channel "Khabar" in the evening edition of news. "The president of Kazakhtelecom - to discharge from the work, immediately!" - N.Nazarbayev addressed to D.Akhmetov. - He do not have the ethical right to work". "The wage of Kh.Karibzhanov - 364 thousands dollars per month!", the head of the state was exasperated. "President of Bank of development of Kazakhstan (now ex - IF-K) Kambar Shalgimbaeyv got 100 thousands dollars per month, his assistant 40 thousands. The present head's of Kazpost wage had increased twice (in comparison with the previous)", - N.Nazarbayev continued. By his data the average monthly wage of the head of state holding of state assets management Samruk which was created this year is $34 th., his assistants - $32.5 th. "To all insolent give the order to return money to the state - the president ordered. - Those who will not return money back - (their surnames - IF-K) to the separate list, to publish in the press and then will make an investigation in the legal form". [2006-09-21]