The 123 million GEL that has been accumulated in the StopCov foundation aimed to help the citizens get through the coronavirus crisis in Georgia has been spent on 200 GEL assistance for children under 18.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said in his parliamentary address yesterday that a total of 188 million GEL was spent to assist the 930,000 children last year, which included the 123 million GEL from the StopCov Fund.
Khutsishvili has summed up the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Georgian economy and the government's effort to help citizens as well as businesses to overcome the crisis within the 'Minister's Hour' format.
He said in total, the pandemic cost totalled 7.2 billion GEL to the budget for 2020-2021.
The StopCov Fund was created in March 2020 to cope with challenges sparked by the coronavirus in Georgia.
It was created on the basis of the stopcov.ge webpage created by the government of Georgia to inform the public about the coronavirus and provide information about the measures taken by the government to prevent its spread across the country.