Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Calls for excise cut as fuel price pressure grows

TBILISI, October 9 – Georgia’s government has pushed back against calls to temporarily cut fuel excise taxes, arguing that even halving the tax would not be enough to return gasoline and diesel prices to where they were six months ago. Deputy Finance Minister Giorgi Kakauridze made the case at a joint parliamentary committee meeting on … Read more

Free school meals proposal stalls in Georgian parliament

TBILISI, October 6 – A citizen-backed proposal to introduce free meals in Georgia’s public schools has been sent back for revisions by parliament – again. This time, officials raised technical and infrastructure concerns about the scheme, Interpressnews reported. The proposal was submitted as a citizens’ legislative initiative, a procedure that requires at least 25,000 voter … Read more