Tbilisi City Hall has submitted the initial draft budget 2025 to the City Council. According to the initial draft budget, the expenses of Tbilisi City Hall are planned at GEL 1,781,853,300, which is GEL 241 million less compared to the Budget 2024.
Despite the reduction in the overall budget of the City Hall, the salaries of employees are increasing to GEL 145.6 million, which is a GEL 14 million increase compared to 2024.
According to the initial draft budget, significant reductions are made in the culture, waste management, road maintenance and restoration, construction of housing infrastructure and other directions. However, in this regard, it is important to note that the initial draft budget usually increases by tens of millions of GEL after discussions in the City Council, and it is likely that the draft budget will also be adjusted in the direction of growth in the final version.
Tbilisi 2025 Budget and adjustments compared to 2024:
* Construction, restoration and maintenance of road infrastructure - 102 million GEL, a decrease of 58 million GEL compared to 2024;
* Transport infrastructure - 38 million GEL, a decrease of 27 million GEL compared to 2024;
* Renewal and replenishment of the Tbilisi bus fleet - 145 million GEL, an increase of 27 million GEL compared to 2024;
* Urban passenger transport subsidy - 346 million GEL, an increase of 60 million GEL compared to 2024;
* Social protection - 127.5 million GEL, unchanged compared to 2024;
* Waste collection, recycling and disposal (subsidy intended for the "Heating Service Group") - 130.5 million GEL, a decrease of 37 million GEL compared to 2024;
* Biodiversity and landscape protection - 83.2 million GEL, a decrease of 37 million GEL compared to 2024;
* Financing of the Tbilisi Development Fund, replacement of old buildings with new ones, reinforcement and financing of apartment owners' associations - 110 million GEL, a decrease of 30 million GEL;
* Outdoor lighting - 33 million GEL, a decrease of 9 million GEL compared to 2024;
* Healthcare - 37.5 million GEL, an increase of 2 million GEL compared to 2024;
* Funding for libraries and culture - 40 million GEL, a decrease of 24 million GEL by 2024;
* Leisure, recreation, sports - 14 million GEL, a decrease of 21 million GEL by 2024;
* Funding for kindergartens - 219 million GEL, a decrease of 16 million GEL by 2024.
