The First Deputy Minister of Finance Giorgi Kakauridze declares, that next year the Government of Georgia will subsidize utility fees only for socially vulnerable citizens.
In 2021, the government covered utility fees of certain citizens based on their level of consumption of power and gas. Electricity fees were covered for households which consumed less than 200 kWh of electricity and 200 cubic meters of natural gas per month.
Giorgi Kakauridze explains that all citizens will not get subsidy on utility fees from 2022.
“Government will subsidize utility fees only for socially vulnerable citizens, this means that all citizens will not get the subsidy.
In general, there will be a decree in the country that will determine the future increase of utility bills for the socially vulnerable, especially when the energy exchange is launched”, Kakauridze said.
