Parliament cuts its 2026 budget by GEL 10 million, seeks an additional GEL 3 million for procurement in 2027

The Parliament of Georgia is reducing its own budget for 2026 by GEL 10 million. At the same time, it is requesting an additional GEL 3 million for procurement under the 2027 budget.

The proposed adjustments to the Parliament’s current and next year’s budgets were presented at a meeting of the Finance and Budget Committee by Head of the Parliamentary Staff Kakha Okrojanashvili.

According to Okrojanashvili, savings in the Parliament’s 2026 budget amount to GEL 10 million. As the Head of the Parliamentary Staff explained, GEL 6 million can be returned to the Ministry of Finance from the remuneration allocation. He added that the goods and services allocation will be reduced by GEL 1.5 million, reflecting the failure of parliamentary factions and political groups to fully use the funds allocated to them.

Additional savings have been made in major procurement, including fuel, and, according to Okrojanashvili, these savings are expected to increase further by the end of the year. The allocation for other expenses will be reduced by GEL 1 million, while the non-financial assets allocation will also be cut by GEL 1 million.

As for the Parliament’s 2027 budget, it is requesting an additional GEL 3 million, which will be used for procurement.

“There was an announcement that we intended to move to another building over the next three years. It has now become clear that this matter will be delayed for some time, and we will have to remain here for at least another five years...

Previously, we had refrained from major infrastructure procurement, strengthening the building, and large-scale IT procurement. Now we have decided that, since we will be staying here for a long time, we should carry out certain procurements,” Kakha Okrojanashvili said at the Finance and Budget Committee meeting.

The committee supported the proposed adjustments to the Parliament’s budgets.

For reference, Parliament’s funding from the state budget amounts to GEL 91 million 544 thousand in 2026. The 2027 budget allocates GEL 95 million 445 thousand for Parliament.