Cash transactions will be banned in Tajikistan

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, on June 22, 2023, Emomali Rahmon signed a decree “On Measures to Expand Cashless Payments,” which states that starting from August 1, 2023, payment of taxes, state duties, and other budget payments will be made only in cashless form.

The president also prohibited ministries and agencies, state organizations, and credit financial organizations of the republic from accepting cash payments for paid services.

The president instructed the National Bank of Tajikistan, ministries and agencies, state organizations, and credit financial organizations of the republic to develop, organize, and ensure the necessary infrastructure for accepting cashless payments by August 1, 2023.

Although the President of Tajikistan instructed everyone to organize and ensure the necessary infrastructure for accepting cashless payments within two months, the government itself cannot prepare within this timeframe, so Emomali Rahmon gave the government a deadline of 3 months. “The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan must bring its acts in line with this decree by September 1, 2023,” the decree states.

The president also instructed the executive office of the President, the ministries of justice, finance, the National Bank, and the Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan to take measures to activate the unified portal for payment of state services by December 31, 2023.