A year into the coronavirus pandemic Georgians remain concerned about the state of the economy and the impact of Covid-19, reads poll results released today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI or the Institute) and CRRC Georgia.
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A quarter of the population reports either losing their job (13%) or experiencing a salary/income reduction (12%) since the start of the pandemic, while a plurality said they remain unemployed. Georgians in the retail, construction, transport, and restaurant sectors were most affected by the pandemic", NDI reports.
Images: NDI.
NDI says that the public is split when assessing the government’s economic response to the pandemic.
50% assess the government’s economic plan as effective and half of those who received financial assistance report it as being sufficient", says NDI.
In addition, 48% said that financial aid or benefit from the government during the Covid-19 pandemic was sufficient, while 52% said it was not sufficient.