ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 17. Meanwhile, in early 2024, Kazakhstan raised taxes on its mainline railway network. The increase was five percent, which requires an additional 35 percent increase in the rate of locomotive traction.
Furthermore, container transportation tariffs in Kazakhstan increased by 4.4 percent over the year (March 2023 to March 2024).
Tariffs for the transportation of goods by road increased by 2.8 percent. In particular, tariffs for the transportation of frozen and chilled products increased the most (an increase of 28.7 percent). The price for transporting goods within the republic (by road) increased by 3.4 percent.
At the same time, tariffs for cargo transportation by air increased by 1.7 percent, of which international traffic increased by 2.3 percent and domestic - by 0.5 percent.
In addition, the tariffs for transporting goods by sea (international traffic) increased by 11.2 percent.
Moreover, pipeline transportation in annual terms increased in price by 2.7 percent. The increase affected crude oil supplies – by 8.1 percent.