Tbilisi budget 2022 amounts to 1.3 bln GEL

The Tbilisi City Assembly has approved the Tbilisi municipal budget for 2022, which has increased by 255.115 million GEL and totals 1.305 billion GEL (about $423.9 mln/€374.5 mln). 

The financial document was adopted yesterday with 35 votes in favour and five against. 

• Regional GDP 2020: Tbilisi accounts for 50.5% of Georgia’s GDP

Deputy Tbilisi Mayor Irakli Khmaladze stated that one of the priorities of the Tbilisi budget will be transport infrastructure construction and restoration, stating that 100 million GEL will be allocated to purchase subway trains, while 60 million GEL will be used for ​​the construction of new motor transport depots. 

Other ​​items of the Tbilisi budget 2022 are as follows:

• Infrastructure construction and reinforcement/replacement of damaged buildings
• Maintain and improve the ecological situation
• Facilitate economic development
• Development of residential condominiums
• Health care and social security
• Education 
• Culture, sports and youth
• Public order and safety
• Representative and executive bodies of Tbilisi

The Georgian parliament approved the updated state budget 2022 for Georgia on December 17, planned with an economic growth forecast of 6% and totalling 19.1 billion GEL.