Beneficiaries to use state programmes in regional centres without having to come to Tbilisi
PM Gakharia said that in each settlement, a person who wants to start a new business will have the opportunity to get the same services in his/her own town/regional centre that they would otherwise have to get by coming to Tbilisi. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Beneficiaries will be able to use state programmes that support businesses in the regional centers of Georgia without coming to the capital city of Tbilisi, announces Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia.
In each settlement, a person who wants to take on economic risks and loans and start a new business, employ family members, neighbours, will have the opportunity to get the same services in his/her own town/regional centre that the state provides through different programmes, that they would otherwise have to get by coming to Tbilisi", Gakharia said.
Gakharia said that the system of the so-called 'front offices' is changing and now the services will be available in any settlement of Georgia through the Justice Houses of the Ministry of Justice.
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