At the end of June this year, an increase in the cost of services in the field of recreation, entertainment and culture by 16.6% was recorded compared to the previous year. In this regard, it is worth noting that services in the field of recreation and sports events have risen in price by 16.9%, and services related to cultural events have risen in price by 13.5%, El.kz reports with reference to Finprom.
It can be noted that in the sector of recreation and sports events, children's attractions rose in price by 23%, classes in sports sections for school-age children - by 15.1%, subscriptions to gyms - by 13%, subscriptions to swimming pools - by 16.3%, and music training - by 8.7%.
As for the sphere of cultural events, the services of cinemas rose by 14.1%, the services of theaters - by 8.4%, and the services of photographers - by 12%.
In the regional context, the largest annual price increase was recorded in the Zhetysu region, where it amounted to 47.7%, in the Turkestan region - 39.7%, and the West Kazakhstan region - 36.9%. On the other hand, the smallest annual price increase was recorded in Astana – 5.6%, as well as in Kostanay region – 5.7% and Atyrau region – 7.1%.
Social media also reflects users' opinions about the high cost of entertainment. For example, a vacation in a park with one child is considered a serious burden on the budget. In Almaty, one of the most affordable attractions is "Slalom", which costs 400 tenge for half a minute of pleasure. The rest of the rides cost from 680 to 990 tenge, which can lead to significant costs in the case of several hours of riding.
In the first quarter of this year, the volume of recreation and entertainment services amounted to 118 billion tenge, which is 41.3% more than in the previous year. The volume of services of entertainment and theme parks increased by 57%, to 2.7 billion tenge, the volume of services of puppet theaters increased by 75%, to 298.5 million tenge, and the volume of services of dance halls and discos increased almost 23 times, to 132 million tenge. On the other hand, the volume of rodeo and shooting gallery services decreased by 81.7%, to 322.2 thousand tenge.
In the first quarter of this year, the volume of recreation and entertainment services amounted to 118 billion tenge, which is 41.3% more than in the previous year. The volume of services of entertainment and theme parks increased by 57%, to 2.7 billion tenge, the volume of services of puppet theaters increased by 75%, to 298.5 million tenge, and the volume of services of dance halls and discos increased almost 23 times, to 132 million tenge. On the other hand, the volume of rodeo and shooting gallery services decreased by 81.7%, to 322.2 thousand tenge.