Salaries of police, first-aid personnel, village physicians, nurses and social workers in Georgia increase

Salaries of policemen, emergency first-aid personnel, village physicians, nurses, and social agents in Georgia have increased as of July 1, announces Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia.

In addition, Georgian citizens above 70 years of age will receive an increased pension starting July 1 with monthly pensions increasing by 30 GEL ($9.8/€8.8) to 250 GEL ($81.8/€72.9). As for pensioners above 70 living in the highland areas, their pensions have increased to 300 GEL ($97.56/€86.45)

To note, Georgia intends to begin indexing pensions to inflation and economic growth.

Earlier, Finance Minister Ivane Matchavariani said that an increase in pensions for people less than 70 years old will be adjusted based on the inflation rate, while an increase of pensions for people above 70 will be adjusted based on 80 per cent of economic growth as well as the inflation rate.