On May 30 of this year, the Eleventh Congress of the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Business People – the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan was held UzLiDeP press service.
It was attended by 633 delegates elected from the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent and considered direct delegates of the Congress according to the party Charter.
The congress discussed the participation of UzLiDeP in the early presidential elections of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which will be held on July 9 this year, as well as the nomination of a candidate from the party in these elections.
It was noted that in recent years, on the basis of the principle “In the name of human honor and dignity” and the noble idea “First of all – the person, and then – society and the state”, the welfare of our people has increased, economic sectors have transformed, cardinal changes have taken place in the field of entrepreneurship, consistent reforms are being carried out to unconditionally ensure the rights and interests human rights, the formation of an active civil society.
Attention was focused on the fact that the past period has become a truly historic period of cardinal reforms and fundamental transformations implemented within the framework of the Action Strategy and the Development Strategy of the New Uzbekistan, which is its logical continuation, which affected all spheres of society.
The Congress participants noted that ensuring the continuity of these reforms, which have fully and comprehensively justified themselves, is the main task of the UzLiDeP party, which is considered the leading political force representing the desires and interests of millions of citizens of our country.
It is noted that in the new constitutional and legal realities emerging in connection with the adoption of the Constitution in a new edition, it is necessary to nominate a person capable of ensuring full and high-quality fulfillment of the new socio-economic obligations of the state to citizens, to fulfill this responsible task in accordance with the reforms that have begun
in the country, which have acquired an irreversible character, to unite and rally our society and people are around such a great idea as building a New Uzbekistan, which will put the fate of the Motherland above its own, live by the problems and concerns of the people.
Emphasizing that all these noble qualities are possessed by the builder of a New Uzbekistan, a true patriot of his country, Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev, who devoted his whole life to the development and well-being of our country and people, won the love of our compatriots with his fair governance, the delegates of the Congress unanimously decided to nominate the candidacy of Shavkat Mirziyoyev for the upcoming elections from the party.
It was noted that under the leadership of the Head of our State in recent years, the country has undergone tremendous changes and transformations in all spheres. It is recognized that the political, legal, socio-economic image of our society is rapidly changing, new relationships, new values are being formed in our lives, new opportunities are opening up. In particular, such democratic concepts and life skills as “human rights and freedoms”, “rule of law”, “openness and transparency”, “freedom of speech”, “freedom of religion and belief”, “public control”, “gender equality”, “inviolability of private property”, “freedom of economic activity” they are firmly established in our daily life.
In addition, the participants noted at the meeting that all conditions are being created for real market relations to be introduced into our economy and on this basis all the necessary conditions are being created for entrepreneurs so that they can contribute to the development of the country.
It was also noted that today the entire state apparatus is working for the development and well-being of society on the basis of the idea put forward by the Head of State that “People should live well not tomorrow, not in the distant future, but already today.”
It was emphasized that all these updates and transformations are carried out on the initiative and thanks to the efforts of the current President, millions of our compatriots who see and feel these positive changes in their daily lives want to consistently continue reforms under the leadership of Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
At the congress, presidential candidate of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh.M.Mirziyoyev made a report on the main directions of his election program.
The program consists of five goals, the first is “Creating the most suitable conditions for each person to realize his potential.” To achieve this goal, such proposals have been put forward as the implementation of new programs to bring preschool and school education to a high level, full coverage of the need for preschool education by 2030 and bringing its coverage to 100%, full coverage by the state of the costs of kindergartens for children from low-income families.
Also, in this direction, it is planned to perform a number of important tasks, such as the creation of an additional 2.5 million student places in schools, the implementation of the program “Five hundred thousand student places per year”, the provision of additional benefits for private education, the launch of free school buses in remote areas, the creation of boarding schools in all districts and cities “Istedod – Intilish – Istikbol” (“Talent – Aspiration – Perspective”).
At the same time, the party members warmly welcomed proposals to continue the continuation of reforms in the healthcare system
in order to increase the average life expectancy from 73 to 78 years, to ensure full-fledged treatment of Hepatitis C disease at the expense of the state, to provide the population with a “guaranteed package of medical services” free of charge, as well as to establish stem cell transplantation treatment with full covering its expenses at the expense of the state for children from low-income families, digitalization of the healthcare system and the introduction of a health insurance system.
The candidate also put forward initiatives to revise the sphere of social services, to establish the activities of professional social workers in each mahalla, to create social protection centers in the districts that provide social services on the principle of “one window”, to introduce an online work system for women on maternity leave, to create a new support system for persons with disabilities, as well as for It is proposed to create a National Social Protection Agency to coordinate work in this direction.
The program also reflects such issues as the complete reform of the system of external labor migration, expanding the coverage of training in labor professions and foreign languages of citizens traveling abroad, as well as the construction of an additional 1 million housing units to provide affordable housing for the population, providing builders and citizens with affordable and long-term loans.
The second goal of the program is “Ensuring sustainable economic growth so that people are satisfied with life.” In this direction, the tasks of entering our state into the list of “countries with an above-average income” with an increase in GDP per capita from the current $ 2,200 to $4,000, joining the World Trade Organization, creating an Industrial Development Fund, doubling the volume of exports to bring it to $ 45 billion have been defined.
It is planned to take measures to accelerate the widespread use of renewable energy, in particular, to increase renewable energy sources to 25 thousand megawatts, bringing their share in the total capacity from 14% to 40%.
The program also provides for the provision of clean drinking water to all settlements, full coverage of all villages and mahallas with the Internet, and an increase in Internet speed by 10 times.
The issues of increasing the share of the private sector, consistent continuation of the transfer of monopolistic industries to market principles, transfer to the private sector the provision of railway services, construction and management of roads, gas and electricity supply, reduction of enterprises with a state share by 6 times, as well as increasing the share of the non-state sector in the economy to 85 percent are also envisaged.
At the same time, it is planned to continue work on supporting entrepreneurs, creating favorable conditions for their free activity.
In particular, it is proposed to provide strict guarantees not to increase the rates of value added tax, profit, turnover and property for business.
The third goal of the program is aimed at “Saving water resources and protecting the environment.”In particular, by 2030, take measures to fully transfer acreage to water-saving technologies, introduce market mechanisms into the industry, strengthen mechanisms to stimulate the labor of farmers and farmers who have introduced water-saving technologies.
Also, in the next seven years, forests in the Aral Sea region will be increased from 1.6 million to 2.3 million hectares, the level of landscaping in the republic will be increased to 30%, requirements for contractors on the availability of a “green zone” and parking spaces for the construction of new residential areas will be established, and 100% coverage of the population will be provided with collection of solid household waste.
The fourth goal is “Ensuring the rule of law, the organization of public administration in the service of the people.” In this regard, such measures as the complete transfer of public services into electronic form, the direction of some taxes directly to the mahalla are envisaged.
The program includes a number of proposals aimed at ensuring the rule of law, increasing the independence and fairness of the courts. In particular, it includes the following questions:
-establishing the procedure for authorizing the restriction of rights in criminal proceedings by individual judges, in order to ensure impartiality and fairness in the investigation;
-reducing the practice of “conducting an investigation with detention” in relation to citizens and creating instead the possibility of widespread use of a preventive measure in the form of a “pledge”, as well as expanding opportunities to appeal to the courts on this issue;
-expansion of alternative types of punishment to become in the future on the path of correction of persons who have committed a crime, further liberalization of criminal liability of entrepreneurs, as well as the creation of a new system for the protection of entrepreneurs in the judicial investigation process by the Business Ombudsman and the Chamber of Commerce.
The fifth goal is “A new Uzbekistan, a safe and peaceful state.” In this direction, it is proposed to bring practical cooperation in Central Asia to a new qualitative level in various areas, including the rational use of water resources, the development of transport corridors, providing support to compatriots abroad and taking systematic measures to create the necessary conditions for their active participation in the development of our country.
The program also put forward such initiatives as providing the National Army with the most modern weapons and military equipment until 2030 in order to further increase the power, defense capability and military potential of our Armed Forces.
According to the decision of the congress, UzLiDeP, in accordance with the legislation, should apply to the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan with a request for registration of a candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan nominated by the party.
Appropriate decisions have been made on all issues discussed at the congress.
