According to the recently approved State Budget Law for 2026, Tajikistan will raise its official benchmark calculation index from 75.00 somonis to 78.00 somonis starting January 1, 2026. This rate is used to determine fines, taxes, duties, and state benefits.
The benchmark rate, which is reviewed annually based on projected inflation, serves as the foundation for a wide range of financial calculations under Tajik law. It replaced terms like “minimum wage” back in 2008 and has since become the standard for calculating official payments and sanctions.
What will get more expensive?
The most immediate impact will be felt in the form of increased fines and fees. For example, the fee for paid military service, currently set at 750 benchmark units, will rise from 56,250 somonis to 58,500 somonis in 2026.
Fees for tinted vehicle windows will also increase. Owners of cars manufactured before the end of 2004 will pay 5,070 somonis (65 benchmark units), up from the current 4,875 somonis. For cars produced from 2005 onward, the fee will rise from 6,300 to 6,552 somonis (84 units).
From 2000 to 2010, tinted windows were banned in Tajikistan due to what officials cited as the country’s “socio-political situation and crime prevention measures.”
Until 2019, the benchmark rate was adjusted every two years. However, in recent years it has been revised annually. Over the last decade, the benchmark rate has nearly doubled—from 40 somonis in 2014 to 78 somonis in 2026.
