April is coming to an end, and the authorities are silent: won’t the electricity and gas tariffs increase this year? Transitional period in Uzbek football: players were assigned a salary from the budget. Another innovation on the streets of Tashkent: parking lots in front of shops will be paid. A growing security problem: the number of Uzbeks recruited into the Russian army has reached 5 thousand.
Some topics related to the life of Uzbekistan of the last week – in the Kun.uz digest.
The task of making local goods cheaper was set
There is a saying in English that “if there is no news, then it is good news”. May 1 is four days away, but there are still no official announcements regarding the increase in electricity and gas tariffs. According to the legislation, the increased prices of monopoly goods must be announced at least 15 days before they take effect.
Given the current conditions, there seems to be good reason to delay the price hike. First of all, the war in the Middle East itself is an additional inflationary pressure that he createdaccording to the end of March in the meeting and in Friday’s selector, the head of state is determined to curb inflation assignment it should be noted that it was given. “If the inflation continues to increase, there will be no positive change in the life of the population and entrepreneurs,” said Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The President said that it is necessary to reduce the price of domestic goods in order to maintain price stability.
Meanwhile, the gains that energy officials are eyeing should logically also have a positive effect on tariffs. For example, at the press conference held by “Uzbekneftgaz” this week, it was stated that efficiency in the system has increased and trillions of funds have been saved. announced. The Ministry of Energy announced on Monday that since the beginning of the year, the amount of electricity produced by solar and wind power plants has increased by 37% and reached 3 billion kWh. informed. Of course, these are worthy of recognition, but unless the gains that are being promoted are ultimately reflected in rates and service, they will remain empty numbers for the consumer.
In addition, the fact that the prices of energy goods have increased significantly in 2024-2025 – the third year in a row – raises the question of how necessary it is to increase prices. But it should not be forgotten that the government has determined at the legislative level that the price of energy products will be increased every year. To the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers last year basicallyelectricity and natural gas prices are expected to be increased annually on May 1 in accordance with the inflation rate, but not more than 10 percent. For information, according to the results of March, annual inflation is 7.1 percent.
“Uzbekneftgaz”: We used to give football 200-300 billion soums a year
When it comes to energy tariffs, it’s fair to say that Uzbeks have actually supported football clubs by paying for gas and gasoline over the years. At Monday’s press conference, “Uzbekneftgaz” officially confirmed that it has stopped allocating money to football clubs.
The deputy chairman of the company Suhrob Hamroyev said that until now “Uzbekneftgaz” allocated 200-300 billion soums annually to 3-4 football clubs. Starting from January 1, 2026, these allocations were suddenly and intermittently stopped. “Uzbekneftgaz”, as well as before Rivaldo of “Bunyodkor”. debt that he won’t pay either informed.
Against this background, football clubs in the Super League for the first time began to receive money directly from the state budget. The first part of the promised 35 billion soums for the current season has been paid to each club. It is known that the government, which pays for the money from the taxpayers, has set certain requirements for the clubs: no player can be paid more than 27 million soums from the funds provided by the state. Taking into account that from April 1, players are completely exempted from income tax, they can receive the allocated 27 million soums in full. But whether they will accept such a salary or not is a different matter.
Rumors began to circulate about what prompted these changes in Uzbek football. To words thanone of the local coaches with a strong appetite wrote himself a monthly salary of 350 million soums, in addition to that amount of bonus money for each victory of the team, which raised legitimate objections among the money givers. And they say that in one of the clubs of the capital, the legionnaire players refused to participate in training after hearing about such a salary.
In short, our football seems to be going through a transition period. O’tkir Jalalkhanov with more details on the topic in the review you can meet
Additional incentive to use bank cards
It is no secret that the debt burden of the population in Uzbekistan has increased dramatically in recent years. That’s why, “if I put money on my card, it will be taken out on credit”, people who prefer cash transactions are often can be found. Of course, it is necessary to return the loan on time, and in general, it is better to cut seven measures to one. But now it’s not about that. The fact is that now even those who have a loan can carry a certain amount of money on their card without fear will be.
According to the new regulation, it is forbidden to reduce the balance to zero when money is automatically withdrawn from the bank card of a person with credit, credit or other obligations. In this case, at least 3 times of BHM, i.e. 1 million 236 thousand soums, must remain in the card account after withdrawal.
If the amount on the card is less than this amount, automatic withdrawal will not occur. This procedure currently applies to Uzcard cards, it is said that the Humo payment system will announce it soon.
It can be assumed that this news is related to the cashless sales requirements that came into force on April 1. Because even the sale of household goods such as fuel, alcohol and tobacco has been completely cashless, many people who have not used a bank card until now have a serious need to get a card.
Another innovation is related to the requirements for mobile applications of banks and payment organizations that came into force on April 22. From now on, to register in financial applications, your phone number must be in the name of yourself or a close relative. Due to the increasing need for the number change service, the digital form of this service has been launched. That is, if earlier you had to go to the company office to transfer the phone number to another person’s name, now you can do it through MyGov possible. To statistics on the portal thanmore than 24 thousand applications for using this service have been received in a few days.
An additional source of income to the budget
Three drivers in Uzbekistan are about to lose their licenses due to penalty points. This is due to the fact that from April 1, cameras and radars began to record penalty points. According to YHXX, since the beginning of the month, almost 23,000 drivers have managed to collect 5 points. Three more serious offenders already have 10 points. The case of filling the 12-point limit has not been recorded yet.
We remind you that those who have committed too many violations in one year and have accumulated 12 points will be deprived of their driver’s license for at least 6 months. After this period, he will have to retake the exam to get a certificate. If you get behind the wheel without a license, you will again be under the surveillance of cameras: according to official information according to192 people have already been found to be driving without a license through cameras, and have been prosecuted accordingly.
Another news for drivers is related to parking lots in Tashkent. In the capital, parking lots in front of trade and service facilities are being connected to a single management system. Traffic management center according to the reportthrough which it is aimed to regulate parking lots and introduce uniform rules. In short, parking lots in front of shops and restaurants are expected to be paid. The official message did not specify the amount of payment, only that the pilot project is an “additional source of income” for the city budget. The proceeds are said to be used to improve roads in the city.
What else happened this week?
In Surkhandarya, the oil leaked from the mine flowed into the river bed. If you remember, at the end of December, oil leaked to the surface from the M25 field under the contract of Eriell Company in Boysunda startedas a result, earth dams were built to store it. During the past time, the oil in the pool has been transported using special equipment. But on April 23, after a heavy rain, a flood washed away the dams, and as a result, water mixed with oil was poured first into Bandikhonsoy and then into Surkhandarya. The dams of the reservoirs were completely restored that day, and the oil flow into the water was stopped, the Ministry of Water Management said.
Another green light was given to the construction of a resort-town on the banks of the Chervok reservoir. It is known that on February 10, the Center for Ecological Expertise visited the first stage of the “Sea Breeze Uzbekistan” project. positive conclusion gave But this does not mean that the official and full permission to start the project has been received yet. According to the experts’ conclusion, many issues regarding the environmental impact of the construction of the resort town still need to be clarified. In order to obtain final approval, the investor must additionally conduct engineering-geological, hydrological, geodynamic, botanical and zoological studies, and submit calculations for air, water, soil, biodiversity, traffic load and emergency situations.
The number of Uzbeks fighting against Ukraine on the Russian side has reached 5 thousand. According to the report of the Ukrainian project “Khochu Jit”, the number of citizens of Uzbekistan who participated or are participating in the war against Ukraine by signing an agreement with the Ministry of Defense of Russia is 4853. constitutes. This is the highest indicator among the countries of Central Asia. In total, it is said that about 13,000 Central Asians were sent to the front. According to a number of activists, the size of these numbers may create security problems for our region in the future. Especially in Uzbekistan, the fact that, in many cases, punishments not related to deprivation of liberty are imposed on persons recruited for the war, often causes discussions in the networks.
Sale of land lease rights to foreigners by auction will be stopped in Uzbekistan. About this on Tuesday at the presentation before the head of state was informed. According to him, from now on, foreign investors will not be able to rent agricultural land through auction. They can get land for secondary lease only through regional governments, with the condition of making an investment of at least 10 million dollars and returning pasture, dry land and abandoned land to circulation. This decision was explained with the goal of protecting national interests. Let’s remind that recently the growing interest of Chinese people in farming in Uzbekistan has been causing various concerns.
One of the biggest fraud crimes of recent years – The judgment was read in the “Credit House” case. The Yakkasaray District Court sentenced two defendants, in particular Dmitriy Bajyenov, who was accused of leading a fraud scheme, to 9 years in prison. deprived. Three more people were given 8 years. According to the conclusion of the investigation, the culprits defrauded 1,766 people for a total of 486 billion soums. In this case, it is said that the firms acting as mediators between the construction companies and the buyers have been engaged in the sale of unfinished houses in installments for a long period of time. It should be noted that in order to prevent such fraud cases, the construction of houses based on the contribution of a share should have been completely transferred to the escrow system starting from January 1, 2026, but the relevant law has not yet been adopted.
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