Georgian citizens may be exempt from fines due to parking violations
Gabunia said that the originator of this idea is Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian citizens may be exempted from monetary fines received from Tbilisi’s former parking management company City Park.
The initiative was presented by Georgian Dream lawmaker and Head of the Parliament's Regional Politics Committee Zaza Gabunia at parliament.
He said that the total cost of the fines is 850,000 GEL ($279,458/€249,362) and if the law enters into force thousands of citizens will be exempt from the fines.
“These fines have been accumulated until April, 10 of 2018, so before the termination of contract with the City Park,” said Gabunia.
Gabunia said that the originator of this idea is Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze.
People in Tbilisi will pay an hourly fee for parking starting 1 July.
The Tbilisi Transport Company staff has written 317,980 fines for irregular parking in Tbilisi and violation of certain rules between 10 April 2018 and 27 November of the same year.
Tbilisi City Hall is canceling its agreement with parking management City Park company due to the "irresponsible and unlawful performance of public authorities”.
Parking on narrow sidewalks could soon be banned in Georgia’s capital after Tbilisi Mayor David Narmania ordered experts to solve the city's parking problems.
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