A number of changes to legislation and other innovations will take effect in Uzbekistan as of February 1, 2025. The information were collected from Norma and Lex's databases.
Heating and hot water prices to rise in Tashkent province
Heating and hot water prices will rise by 9-15% for households in Tashkent province from February 1, depending on districts and cities.
Ticket prices for high-speed and regular trains will rise
From February 1, ticket prices for high-speed trains within the country and for regular (sleeper) trains will rise.
Economy class tickets for the Afrosiyob high-speed train will become 20% more expensive, VIP and business class tickets - by 25%. Sharq, Nasaf and Uzbekistan speed trains - by 30%. The price part of the ticket price for regular (sleeper) passenger trains will be rised by 10.5%.
Payments for rehabilitation goods will be credited to social cards
From February 1, cash for purchase of technical rehabilitation devices, the cost of which is below 30% of the basic calculation unit, will be transferred to the social card of persons in need of these means, in accordance with the approved list.
A 24-hour 1070 hotline will be launched in test mode, providing information and reference services on the introduction into circulation and provision for use of social cards.
Foreign IT companies to receive income tax benefits
From February 1, 2025 to January 1, 2030, foreign companies that are not tax residents of countries with which Uzbekistan has an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation shall be relieved from income tax if their annual volume of exported IT services for residents of the IT park (including services for which royalties are paid) exceeds $10 million.
Mother's Shelter to be opened in orphanages
A Mother's Shelter service will be set up in orphanages for mothers, including pregnant women, who, due to a difficult life situation and lack of support from close relatives, want to refuse to raise children.
Mothers and their children (under 4 years old) will be provided with temporary housing on the basis of a social tenancy agreement for up to 1 year.
Requirement for a complete family to create family orphanages is canceled
Amendments to the rules for setting up family orphanages will take effect on February 1. The requirement that a family must be complete and consist of a husband and wife to create a family children's home will be cancelled. Now, individuals who have reached the age of 30 can create a family children's home. Children in need of social protection can be transferred to family upbringing (patronage) and are transferred only to their relatives.
Funds allocated to individuals who have created a family children's home for housing orphans and children left without parental care, for the upbringing of a child, will be provided until pupils graduate from general secondary, secondary special and primary vocational educational institutions.
Targeted training in professions for the unemployed to be launched
From February 1, 2025, a system of targeted training of the unemployed, including members of poor families, in in-demand professions will be introduced, based on employer orders and bank needs. The training will take place in the professional skills centers of the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction.
If the course lasts more than three months, disabled people and those included in the Register of Poor Families will be paid stipends.
E-vehicle charging stations for must be included in the design of buildings
From February 1, at least 5% of parking spaces in newly designed government buildings, shopping and business complexes, leisure and recreation areas, gas stations, as well as infrastructure facilities on international and national highways must be equipped with charging stations for e-vehicles.
