Georgian gov’t to cover utility fees for certain citizens
The number of coronavirus cases has reached 115 in Georgia, including 22 patients who have recovered. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The Georgian government will cover utility fees, including sanitary service, gas and water bills for three months (March, April, May) for households which consume less than 200 kWh of electricity and 200 cubic meters of natural gas per month.
The electricity concession applies to 1.2 million households, while the natural gas concession applies to 671,000 families.
We understand that this aid is not enough. Of course we understand that we must identify those individuals who have lost their jobs, after that we will provide direct assistance”, said Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia earlier today.
A total of 2 billion GEL (about $0.60b/€0.55b) has been allocated to assist the Georgian economy in this period caused by the coronavirus global crisis.
Gakharia also mentioned that today it is difficult to predict what kind of influence the global coronavirus crisis will have on the Georgian economy, but that ‘it is already obvious that the economic growth rate will not be the same as was projected at the beginning of 2020’.
The number of coronavirus cases has reached 115 in Georgia, including 22 patients who have recovered.
5,106 are under quarantine in Georgia and 294 others are in hospitals.
Private companies and individuals are now able to make donations in the national currency to help the poor and disadvantaged get through the coronavirus crisis in Georgia thanks to a StopCov foundation created today.
What support can business expect?
The government of Georgia has presented an anti-crisis plan for Georgian businesses in order to ease the burden caused by the coronavirus crisis. The government responded to the demand of the hotels, restaurants, tourist agencies and tour operators in Georgia and decided to postpone payment of property and income tax by four months.
A total of 19,935,000 GEL (about $6.02m/€5.49m) has already been accumulated in the StopCov fund as of March 31. The funds raised in the StopCoV fund, that was created on March 23, will be used to meet 'identified needs'.
A total of 2 billion GEL (about $0.60b/€0.55b) has been allocated to assist the Georgian economy in the tough period caused by the coronavirus global crisis, announces Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated that the government will help people who have lost their jobs due to the state of emergency announced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
The government of Georgia will unveil an anti-crisis economic recovery plan on April 24, 2020, which will include measures for targeted social and business support.
What support can Georgian citizens expect?
The government of Georgia has announced the third phase of its anti-crisis plan in order to ease the burden caused by the coronavirus crisis.
The government will cover the utility fees of certain citizens starting November for four months based on their level of consumption of power and gas.
The cost of natural gas for commercial consumption, except for bakeries, will increase by 0.24 tetris from January 3 in Georgia. Tbilisi Energy gas supply company announced earlier today that the price will increase from current 0.86 tetris to 1.10 tetris.
The Georgian government will subsidise electricity bill costs for about one million socially underprivileged citizens, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday.