57,443 self-employed people register to receive one-time assistance of 300 GEL from government
In order to receive compensation, it is necessary to prove that the person was engaged in economic activities in the first quarter of 2020 and received an income from these activities. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
Tweet 
Share
In total 57,443 self-employed people have registered in the last 10 days to receive one-time assistance of 300 GEL from the government of Georgia in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
The registration of self-employed people on the website of the Ministry of Health of Georgia to receive one-time assistance from the state began on May 15.
When presented, the coronavirus anti-crisis plan in April Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that people employed in the informal sector or the self-employed would receive one-time assistance of 300 GEL (about $94.19/€87.34) if they can substantiate claims of job loss – the budget for this is 75 million GEL (about $23.55m/€21.84m).
In order to receive compensation, it is necessary to prove that the person was engaged in economic activities in the first quarter of 2020 and received an income from these activities.
Georgian commercial banks will postpone payment of loans without capitalisation of interest for another three months for all citizens who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus crisis in Georgia, announces the Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
Georgia will compensate people who lost their jobs while on leave due to pregnancy, childbirth, childcare or adoption of a child amid the coronavirus crisis.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced earlier today how the government intends to help businesses and agriculture during the COVID-19 crisis.
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.
Georgian doctors have used plasma treatment to help an 83-year-old COVID-19 patient in nearly terminal condition. "Now she feels much better,” head of Tbilisi Hospital of Infectious Diseases Tenngiz Tsertsvadze has stated. He said that it is the second case in which plasma treatment has worked with critical patients. "One individual has been cured with the help of plasma treatment. We are waiting for positive results in terms of the 83-year-old patient as well,” Tsertsvadze stated.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has delivered a report in parliament today on how the government acted during the state of emergency, saying that Georgia has already received much praise for its fight against the coronavirus and through its timely reopening of the state economy, new opportunities are likely to open up for the country. "Tomorrow, there will be absolutely new competitions and rules in the new world, where Georgia will have the opportunity to become more successful,” Gakharia said.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has appeared in parliament for the second time this week to respond to legislators’ questions about the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis and economic issues.Gakharia, who was summoned by the opposition today to explain ‘why the country has failed to improve its economy and why the gov’t did not provide genuine support for its citizens during the crisis,’ the PM said that the opposition is only trying to mislead the public.
The poverty rate in Georgia has dropped 10.5 per cent since 2012, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said in parliament earlier today. He also noted that child poverty has been reduced from 34.7 per cent to 25.5 per cent according to the World Bank.
Georgia has already supported over 72,000 people who have lost their jobs amid the coronavirus crisis with more than 14 million GEL ($4.41 mln/€3.96 mln) in total, while it helped over 51,000 self-employed people with more than 15 million GEL ($4.72 mln/€4.24 mln) in total, said Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze.
As of now about 132,000 self-employed people have registered in total to receive one-time assistance of 300 GEL from the government of Georgia in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
The number of beneficiaries eligible for 300 GEL in state support has increased and based on the changes Georgian citizens who are self-employed abroad will also benefit the state programme.
Citizens of Georgia who used to do seasonal work abroad before the pandemic may be abale to find seasonal jobs in their home country.
Georgian citizens will be able to go to work in Turkey, but when they return they will have to quarantine for 14 days, announces the Chairman of the Government of Adjara Tornike Rijvadze.