Batumi City Council approves the 2022 budget amid tension and opposition protests

Batumi City Council approved the 2022 budget amid tension and opposition protests. Next year's budget is 252 million GEL.

According to the majority team, the budget is adjusted for social projects and various infrastructure measures. They say the budget is people-oriented.

Next year's budget was supported by 14 out of 25 members of the City Council. Representatives of the opposition parties were not present at today's sitting of the City Council, claiming that the City Council of the previous convocation has no right to make a decision on the budget.

In parallel with the approval of the budget, there were several confrontations between the law enforcers and the protesters in front of the City Council building, the protesters shouted "slaves" at the police. According to the available information, three people were arrested during the rally.

At the same time, during the sitting, the opposition MP Mirdat Kamadadze released a special substance in the sitting hall of the Batumi City Council, due to which the sitting was interrupted and the deputies had to leave the hall. Kamadadze was forced to leave the Sakrebulo territory by force.