$28mln allocated for gas infrastructure, $318mln for agriculture, small, medium-sized businesses - PM
Agriculture will receive ₾590 million ($208mln) next year for further development, which includes amelioration, agricultural credits and insurance, the Plan the Future state programme and other initiatives aiming to finance enterprises. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said ₾80 million ($28 mln) would be allocated for providing natural gas supply to all regions of Georgia, while ₾900 million ($318mln) would be spent on agriculture and for development of small and medium-sized businesses in the country.
Garibashvili said the government's plan involved completion of gas infrastructure to locations without access to the energy resource “in two years”.
Agriculture will receive ₾590 million ($208mln) next year for further development, which includes amelioration, agricultural credits and insurance, the Plan the Future state programme and other initiatives aiming to finance enterprises.
Garibashvili also said that in order to support small and medium-sized businesses the Produce in Georgia state programme will receive 260 million ($92mln) next year.
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The construction of a 60 km-long east-west gas pipeline in Georgia's Black Sea region of Adjara, designed to supply the locality and its new settlements with natural gas, is at the closing stage, the Georgian Economy Ministry announced on Wednesday.
A total of ₾290 million ($102mln) will be spent on increasing salary for police officers, military and security personnel in Georgia by 20 percent next year, prime minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday in a presentation of plans for the next year's budget at the government meeting.
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Natural gas distribution companies in Georgia will invest ₾265 million ($97.44mln) within the next five years in improving supply in the country, the Georgian national energy and water supply regulatory commission announced on Friday.