Top 5 Business Complaints in Georgia

The Office of the Business Ombudsman of Georgia has released a list of the top 5 complaints business owners bring to them.

1. Lack of uniform practices within the judicial system and delays in reviewing cases;

2. Bureaucracy in the public sector;

3. Responding to statements made by municipalities within legal deadlines;

4. (Tie) Lack of access to business financing, Lack of qualified workers in the labor market; 

5. Investments lost due to complications with the privatization and registration process of agricultural lands.

The Office of the Business Ombudsman says that they have already begun to study these problems and have issued recommendations to the relevant departments, reports Business Media.

In 2011, the Tax Ombudsman institute was created. From June 5, 2015, the new law on the Georgia Business Ombudsman came to effect, after which the institute continued operating under its current name.

Since January 2018, Irakli Lekvinadze has been the Business Ombudsman of Georgia.

By Samantha Guthrie

Photo: Business Ombudsman of Georgia