16:55, 10 February 2014 | GMT +5
Kazakhstan needs to update consumer basket once every 5 years - Labor Minister
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan should update consumer basket every five years, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Tamara Duissenova believes.

"Earlier it was mentioned that the consumer basket in Kazakhstan should be changed every five years in line with the world's best practices. The ministry together with the National Academy of Nutrition have recently explored this issue," Minister Duissenova said during the Monday briefing at the Central Communications Service.
She also revealed that the ministry is working on the law on minimal social standards.
Presently, the consumer basket in Kazakhstan totals KZT 19 966 per month (USD 128.8) and includes 43 food products.