Government to allocate over 20 million GEL for natural disaster relief measures

According to the decree of the Government, 19,695,000 GEL will be allocated to the municipalities in order to carry out relief measures in response to the consequences of natural disasters.

"In order to carry out relief measures in response to the consequences of natural disasters, the Ministry of Finance of Georgia will allocate 19,695,000 GEL to the municipalities in the regions of Georgia from the fund of projects,” reads the decree.

In addition, municipalities will receive 1,470,000 GEL from the reserve fund in order to provide compensation for the partially or fully damaged private houses of the population affected by the natural disaster in January of this year.

"In order to provide compensation to the population affected by the natural disaster that occurred in January of this year, the Ministry of Finance of Georgia will allocate 1,470,000 GEL from the reserve fund of the Government of Georgia provided for by the Law on the State Budget of Georgia for 2023" , - reads the decree.