Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia on Monday held a Working Meeting with Juansher Burchuladze, Minister of Defense, Deputy Ministers of Defense and other management officials of defense forces of the country.
Focus was made on the increased budget allocations for defense and security in 2023. It was noted that the budget of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia was increased by 260 MLN GEL in the current year. 1.260 BLN GEL will be proportionally distributed among every direction and for the development of defense capabilities of Georgia. All servicemen have salaries and wages increased by 20% from January 1, 2023.
It was noted at the meeting that within the construction of a wide-scale housing project on Makhata Mount branded as the Army City will result in allocating units to over 1000 servicemen in the residential blocks this year and unprecedentedly concessional conditions will be offered to them by taking into consideration the household size (number of members in a family).
Active cooperation with the Parliament of Georgia is planned in 2023 for the adoption of a new Defense Code, which will fundamentally improve the compulsory military service, thereby creating opportunities for a strong reserve pool and improving the living standards of servicemen.
New projects and initiatives were also discussed at the Working Meeting. Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia gave new instructions to the Minister and Deputy Ministers of Defense.
