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

Recent amendments to the Georgian Tax Code (Article 239) and, respectively, to the law “on Enforcement Proceedings” (Article 823) change the way that the priority of liens is calculated. A lien is a claim on a debtor's property in order to ensure pay

There has been significant discussion about the lack of judiciary independence in Georgia. Non-governmental and international organizations, as well as representative of other countries have recently put a particular emphasis on the importance of an

The call for more active social network usage has recently been promoted by the Chairman of the Parliament, David Bakradze, who labeled the social network as an unique opportunity to enable citizens to directly post the question to the representative

The Mayor’s Office recently launched a new website where citizens of Tbilisi can vote on what they think the city’s priorities should be for the next budget. Users can vote to increase funding, decrease funding, keep it the same, or cancel funding en

The Roads Department of Georgia is working on the construction of a bypass road to Kutaisi. Within the frameworks of this project, the construction of a highway through the village of Chongari in Terjola region is planned in the Zestafoni-Kutaisi-Sam

The Georgian Government recently presented the 10-point Strategic Development Plan to the public. The Plan refers, among other things, to JSC Partnership Fund which, according to the Plan, is to perform an important role. Transparency International G

One of the main priorities outlined in the 2011 City of Poti budget is the construction of sport grounds in the yards surrounding multi-residential buildings. The residents of the city welcomed and supported this initiative until they learned that th

On October 18, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported detaining employees of Cartu Bank, who were carrying a large amount of cash (according to the reports, EUR 1 million and USD 2 million were seized) and were suspected of engaging in grand

Georgian media reported in June that the Tbilisi Mayor’s Office had handed over the Mushtaidi Park to a private company with a long-term lease. A representative of the Property Management Agency of the Mayor’s Office (which was cited as the source of