“The initial draft of Tbilisi’s 2026 budget, totalling 2,082,482,000 lari, has been submitted to Tbilisi City Council for consideration,” the capital’s Mayor, Kakha Kaladze, stated at the municipal government meeting.

As Kakha Kaladze noted, next year’s budget is 100 million lari higher than last year’s allocation.

“The city’s main financial document is ready, the draft Tbilisi 2026 budget, which has already been sent to the council (sakrebulo). This is the initial version yet to be discussed. We maintain active communication with the council, and all comments will be taken into account.

The total volume of the 2026 budget amounts to GEL 2,082,482,000, which is nearly 100 million lari more than last year’s. The distribution of revenue sources is as follows: own revenues – 1,474,814,000 lari; capital special transfer from the state budget – 580,000,000 lari; other capital grants (within the framework of VAT loans) – 25,480,000 lari; targeted transfer – 1,783,000 lari,” stated Tbilisi Mayor.

According to Kakha Kaladze, the budget has been allocated across the following priorities: transport infrastructure, environmental improvement, support for homeowners’ associations, healthcare and social services, culture, sport and youth.

“For 2026, GEL 479,920,000 has been earmarked for infrastructure projects, encompassing all promised major projects: the so-called Military Town Park, rehabilitation of the Vake Park fountain cascade, construction of four new kindergartens, replacement of dilapidated housing, rehabilitation of the Chess Palace, rehabilitation of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani and Ingorokva Streets, rehabilitation of Rustaveli Avenue, and numerous other projects which would take too long to enumerate.

The 2026 draft budget also includes significant promised transport projects, including the design and construction of the tram line, metro modernisation, and others.

For healthcare and social services, GEL 583,944,000 has been allocated, which is GEL 50,091,000 more than in 2025. Their share of the budget amounts to 28%,” declared Kakha Kaladze.

According to him, the state budget includes donor funding of 168,000,000 lari.

“Regarding budget approval procedures, as I have already mentioned, the initial version of the budget has been sent to Tbilisi Sakrebulo. Discussions will now proceed within committees and factions, and their recommendations will subsequently be presented.

Throughout this process, we will continue to work actively with the Ministry of Finance and the central government to secure further increases in the budget for the projects already outlined in the 2026 plan.

We have planned quite substantial projects. I wish to thank the Prime Minister for the cooperation, and the Ministry of Finance for their support, so that with their assistance we can implement these projects,” noted the capital’s Mayor.

According to him, the final, revised version of the budget will be presented to the council on December 10.