ASTANA. December 4. KAZINFORM /Dimash Syzdykov/ One of the priorities of Kazakhstan policy should become creation of predictable business environment. President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Thomas Mirow has said it at the 22nd plenary session of the Foreign Investors Council in Astana Palace of Independence today. According to him, Kazakhstani authorities had taken a number of important steps in development of small and medium businesses like introduction of a new Tax Code, removal of barriers for small business development. Alongside, T. Mirow considers Kazakhstan could improve its policy regarding small and medium businesses support. For this it is necessary to regulate the procedures of tax payment, reduce corruption, improve infrastructure, cut the number of administrative procedures and regulate the procedure of registration of the small and medium business enterprises. "Thus, the country should create a predictable business environment which will fully demonstrate state support of small and medium businesses", T. Mirow stressed.