​​​​​​​Gov’t Economic Council discusses social policy, “specific steps” for economic growth

Reforming the social policy, improving public infrastructure and taking “specific steps” to facilitate economic growth were thetopics of discussion during a meeting of the Georgian Government’s Economic Council, led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, on Saturday.

During the meeting, Garibashvili highlighted the importance of altering the current social policy by creating additional jobs, which would eventually reduce poverty rates in the country. 

The Council also discussed investment potential in renewable energy sector and the ways to facilitate resort privatization, which would contribute to a “faster restoration” of the economy following the pandemic.

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Garibashvili said the initiative would provide socially vulnerable citizens fit for work with jobs instead of the current social assistance, pointing out that over 200,000 out of 600,000 citizens in the socially vulnerable category were able to work, but "do not participate in the economy and are demotivated to be employed legally."