TBILISI, DFWatch — The new government in Georgia has presented a 2013 budget of USD 5.3 billion. USD 4.4 billion of this is expenditure.
The revised budget comes as a result of consultations after critical remarks by members of parliament, and the new
TBILISI, DFWatch — The revenues into Georgia’s state accounts have decreased by USD 50.5 million lari compared to the budget. For this reason, priorities will be shifted until next year. According to the 2012 budget, revenues should have been USD 5 billion
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Security Council, which is a body subordinate to the president, cannot prove what it has spent USD 13.8 million on. This is why new the government cut its financing by the same amount in next year’s draft budget.
Georgia’s 2013 draft
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s new government has now detailed what its priorities are by presenting a budget for next year of 7.34 billion lari, or USD 4.42 billion, which is USD 335 million more than this year’s budget.
According to the 2013 budget bill, the
TBILISI, DFWatch — The prosecutor’s office is considering to investigate the mayor of Tbilisi who feels offended that he wasn’t allowed to attend the government session on Friday, even though he didn’t have a right to attend.
Georgia’s finance minister Friday
TBILISI, DFWatch — Six parliamentarians who left the former governing party of President Mikheil Saakashvili are officially recognized as a faction of independents.
The National Movement Party’s vote weight in the assembly thus fell from 65 to 59. But the ruling
TBILISI, DFWatch — The former ruling party accuses the new government of blackmailing and harassment, while the new government officials ask them to present evidence.
The claims were described at a briefing in the National Movement party’s
TBILISI, DFWatch — Another National Movement MP has left the parliamentary minority to become independent members of parliament.
A group of six independent MPs plan to set up a parliamentary faction. Six is the minimum number required to establish such a unit.
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara on Sunday held its first session, with all 21 members attending.
As a result of the parliamentary election on October 1, the Georgian Dream coalition received 57.6 percent of votes in Adjara,
The future Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili on Wednesday visited parliament to meet with the minority and answer their critical questions about the future plans and goals of the government and the government’s plan.
Most of the questions were about the time