Gov’t to cover utility fees for certain citizens based on consumption levels
Approximately, electricity will be covered for more than 1.2 million households, while bills of natural gas will be covered for 650,000 households. Photo: SOCAR Georgia Gas.
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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.
Electricity fees will be covered for households which consume less than 200 kWh of electricity and 200 cubic meters of natural gas per month.
Approximately, electricity will be covered for more than 1.2 million households, while bills of natural gas will be covered for 650,000 households.
The government already covered the utility fees of certain citizens back in spring.
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 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 of Georgia will unveil an anti-crisis economic recovery plan on April 24, 2020, which will include measures for targeted social and business support.
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 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.
Vice President of the Georgian Restaurateurs Association Shota Burjanadze has responded to Tbilisi Energy gas supply company’s decision to increase the natural gas tariff, and stated that the decision is ‘sadism when business is on the verge of collapse’.
A significant increase in electricity tariffs is inevitable, says energy company Energo-Pro Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has stated that the government will cover increased electricity fees for households which consume less than 300 kWh of electricity per month in 2021.
Georgian PM Giorgi Gakharia has stated earlier today that the government will cover increased water supply fees for families in need living in the cities of Tbilisi, Mtskheta and Rustavi.
The Georgian government will subsidise electricity bill costs for about one million socially underprivileged citizens, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday.
As part of the Georgian prime minister’s initiative, vulnerable families scoring 70,000 or below on the social threshold score and registered in Tbilisi will receive support from the state in covering their utility bills.