Government to increase funding for Defense Ministry by GEL 80 million

With the changes planned in the current year's budget, additional GEL 80 million will be allocated for the Ministry of Defense.

According to the draft amendments to be made to the 2022 state budget, the allocations of the Ministry of Defense will increase by GEL 80.0 million and will amount to GEL 1,082.4 million.

As the Government explains, the increase is mainly related to the development of defense capabilities and the smooth financing of logistics costs.

It is worth noting that the Government has already submitted the draft changes to the Parliament. At today's meeting, the Bureau of the Parliament approved the schedule for considering the budget changes, according to which all parliamentary committees and factions will consider the draft budget.

The process of committee discussions will start from September 15. The Finance and Budget Committee of the Parliament will hold a summarizing session on September 28, and the amendments will be submitted for approval during the session week of October 3.