PM says government will subsidize grape harvest

According to the Prime Minister, Giorgi Gakharia, the government will subsidize grape harvest.

As the Prime Minister said at the governmental meeting, in case of extreme necessity, the government will also be involved in the purchase of grapes.

"The grape harvest is approaching us. One of the targets of the government's anti-crisis plan is our village, Georgian farmer. We did our best to help these people with various tools for the purpose of strengthening Georgian farmers during the crisis. In addition, everyone knows how winemaking has been developing in recent years. 2019 was a record year when 94 million bottles were exported from Georgia”, the PM said.

According to him, the budget has already been allocated for the subsidy and the Ministry of Agriculture has received relevant instructions.