Semey. November 26. Kazakhstan Today - Kazakhstan plans to increase social payments in 2008. The Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan Bolat Zhamishev informed on Friday at the meeting with Semey community. "Social payments of pension and other payments are increased annually. The sum of payments from the budget will be increased next year. Those eligible for special benefits of the the-called lists №2, that is working in the enterprises with hazardous working conditions will receive them as well," the Minister informed. "The budget for the next year has already been accepted by the Parliament."