Minister of Finance of Georgia
Lasha Khutsishvili

Place of birth

Tbilisi

Education

2002-2006 - European High School of Management-Tbilisi (Bachelor Degree in Business Administration);

2002-2006 - Preston University (Bachelor of Arts in General Management)

Professional Experience

Since 01.04.2021 - Minister of Finance of Georgia;

02.2014-04.2021 - Deputy Minister of Finance of Georgia;

07.2016-09.2020 - Elected Member of the Steering Group of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS (Base erosion and profit shifting);

01.2013-02.2014 - Director General, Georgia Revenue Service;

01.2008-2013 - Ernst & Young LLC Tbilisi Office, Tax & Legal;

2007-2008 - Member, The Council of Tax Resolution, Ministry of Finance of Georgia

Languages

English, Russian

Marital Status

Married, two children

Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia
Zurab Abashidze
Former President of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili
Davit Matikashvili: Individuals directly involved in price formation will be questioned, maximum effort to ease burden on society
Investigative Service of Ministry of Finance says documents are being seized from various companies based on the ruling
State Security Service says subject of interest of investigation in various companies is process of price formation, for which electronic versions of documents are being requested by court rulings
State Security Service - There are dozens of rulings and documents are being seized from various companies for the purpose of conducting further investigative actions
Government Coordination Commission, headed by Prime Minister, will work on fuel prices, in addition to food products and medicines
Government approves the composition of the Coordinating Commission on food prices
Parliament approves 2026 state budget
Minister of Finance presents final draft state budget 2026 to Parliament
On December 10, Parliament will review and vote on the final version of the 2026 state budget. The financial document will be presented at the session by the Minister of Finance
Irakli Kobakhidze to visit Shanghai at the invitation of China’s Prime Minister
Finance Minister: Amid the current geopolitical situation, Georgia has achieved sustainable economic development - economy grows by an average of 9% annually, accompanied by inflation close to the target
Minister of Finance: The fact that an investor is ready to invest $6 billion in Georgia does not hinder, but rather greatly encourages and simplifies the entry of other Western investments into the country
Lasha Khutsishvili: I really expect that if there are other geopolitical realities in the region, the Middle Corridor will retain a very large part of the cargo
Lasha Khutsishvili: Georgia may cooperate with the Asian Development Bank in the construction of the land infrastructure of the Anaklia port
Irakli Beraia appointed as Head of the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance
The Parliament approved the 2025 state budget: the document was unanimously adopted with 88 votes
The Parliament will express confidence in the government on November 28
I have the US visa, but I have not received any information regarding the termination of the visa regime
Five years of Sadyr Japarov’s Presidency: The main test is still ahead
Ambassador of Korea Hyon Du KIM - Korea’s strength lies in high-tech manufacturing while Georgia’s strength is in logistics and service areas - Georgia should not be just considered as a single market but as a market that can encompass the region and beyond
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger