The total budget for the remuneration of public sector workers will increase by 60 million GEL in 2021

In 2021, the total budget for the remuneration of public sector workers will increase by 60 million GEL.

In particular, according to the final version of the draft budget for 2021, next year, 1,614,671.1 thousand GEL will be provided for the remuneration of public sector employees, which is 60 million GEL more than the approved plan for 2020, which amounted to 1,554,287.8 thousand GEL.

It should also be noted that the number of employees in the public sector is expected to increase. In particular, in 2021 there will be 112,570 employees in the public sector and as a result, this figure will increase by 356 compared to the 2020 plan (112,214).

For its part, as noted in the Ministry of Finance, the increase in the overall budget for public sector wages next year is driven by funding a full year of increased wages for police and the army in 2020.

At the same time, according to the Ministry of Finance, the draft budget for 2021 envisages an increase of the salary supplement for teachers with status from January 2021 by 100 GEL.