The Government of Georgia (GoG) switched to programme budgeting as from January 1 2012, which means Georgian state budget needs to be rearranged thematically. The Ministry of Defence appropriation as well as other defence-related expenses, for instan

The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and several private TV channels have been airing advertising videos, showing and highlighting achievements and future plans of the Government of Georgia and specific government organizations in recent weeks. Thes

As we wrote on our blog last October, TI Georgia tried to obtain a copy of a contract between the Tbilisi Mayor’s Office and the Geo Gold company concerning the management of Mushtaidi Park. However, the Tbilisi Mayor’s Office Property Management Age

A new order issued by the National Bank’s Financial Monitoring Service (FMS) requires Georgian commercial banks to determine and report whether a foreign client is a ‘politically active person.’ The order of the Head of the FMS sets forth new rules f

In recent days, the Georgian television sector has become even more politically polarized -- judging by changes in ownership and management of two channels. The Russian-language news satellite channel of the Georgian Public Broadcaster, Kanal PIK, i

Do you know about the problems grape farmers had in Kakheti during the harvest? Or what Batumi City Council chooses to spend budget money on? Transparency International Georgia launched a new project – Beyond Tbilisi, which tries to answer these and

A number of significant amendments enhancing the powers of the National Bank and Financial Monitoring Service have recently been made to the legislation on financial regulation. The power of the National Bank to request any information The

Our blogpost published last year, about problems related to property rights in Mestia, was referring specifically to the issues that arise during the legalization of property owned through “traditional ownership.” This blog is about the costs of land

Transparency International Georgia has analyzed the legal and economic implications and threats that could arise following the entry into force of the new regulations of tax liens. This has become particularly obvious now that we are witnessing how t

We recently published a blog post about the new regulations concerning tax lien. We have since learned that the aforementioned amendments to the Georgian Tax Code and the law “On Enforcement Proceedings” were passed in violation of the general proced