Finance Minister Discusses the Plan for Social Assistance

At today’s presentation, the Minister of Finance Ivane Machavariani discussed the details of the plan on social assistance.

“All hired employees who lost their jobs, their income, during the crisis after the declaration of the state of emergency, will receive GEL 1,200 as financial assistance over six months, meaning they will receive GEL 200 per month," he said. 

The Minister added that every employer, company, or legal entity that retains a workplace (up to 1500 GEL) will be exempted from the 750 GEL income tax for a natural person, and this will be done for the next six months.

At the same time, he said, it is very important that social assistance also applies to the self-employed, and noted social assistance services will be involved in the process of identification of such people.

The plan includes assistance for socially vulnerable groups.