2020 Tbilisi budget amounts to 1.239 billion GEL
The total budget of Tbilisi now amounts to 1.239 billion GEL ($0.43 bln/€0.4 bln) for 2020. Photo: 1tv.ge.
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The Tbilisi municipal budget is increased by 217 mln GEL ($75.8 mln/€70 mln) and amounts to 1.239 billion GEL ($430 mln/€400 mln) for 2020.
The Tbilisi budget was approved today at the Tbilisi City Assembly meeting with 31 supporting and none against.
Much of the Tbilisi budget will be used to replace old yellow buses and renew the city’s public transport fleet, members of the assembly noted. Salaries for employees of cultural and educational institutions of Tbilisi will also increase.
In 2019, priorities of the Tbilisi budget were construction and reconstruction of transport infrastructure, reconstruction of damaged buildings, as well as reconstruction of Kakheti Highway road and the river Gldanula bridge.
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The Georgian parliament has approved the state budget for 2020, with 83 votes in favour and one vote against earlier today.
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The Georgian government has presented a bill to parliament requesting 14.2 billion GEL ($4.77 bln/€4.37 bln) for the 2020 budge, including budgetary funds of 12.99 billion GEL ($4.37 bln/€4 bln), grants of 45 million GEL ($15.12 mln/€13.85 mln) and credits of 1.17 billion GEL ($0.39 bln/€0.36 bln).
The 2019 budget for Tbilisi City Hall is 927,600,000 GEL – 66 million GEL more than it was in 2018. Tbilisi City Assembly (Sakrebulo) approved the city budget for 2019 yesterday.
The 2019 budget for Tbilisi City Hall is 871,600,000 GEL – 10 million GEL more than was planned for initially, announces Irakli Zarkua of the Tbilisi City Assembly (Sakrebulo).
Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Roumas said that Georgia is "an important and a reliable partner" for Belarus. Roumas spoke about deepening cooperation between their countries with Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava earlier today.
The draft of the state budget 2021 has been prepared and the first reading will be held in parliament from October 6 – 20.
Georgia has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the parameters of the 2021 budget, announces Georgian Finance Minister Ivane Matchavariani.
The 2021 Tbilisi budget will be over 1.1 bln GEL, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced earlier today, noting that 33 per cent of the budget will be spent on social and healthcare projects.