Parliament to raise pensions
By Messenger staff
Wednesday, January 16
With president-elect Mikheil Saakashvili barely scraping a majority victory and parliamentary elections likely to be held in spring, the ruling party is pledging to fulfill some of Saakashvili’s campaign promises within weeks, according to the newspaper 24 Saati.
On January 13 the government set itself a 50 day deadline to work out a plan to implement a cheap loan scheme announced by Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze in November.
The following day, Davit Tkeshelashvili, Minister of Health, Labor and Social Affairs, announced that parliament would soon pass a bill raising pensions for residents of old people’s homes, according to the television station Rustavi 2.
Increasing pensions was one of the key election promises made by Saakashvili during his campaign, which focused largely on social issues.
On January 13 the government set itself a 50 day deadline to work out a plan to implement a cheap loan scheme announced by Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze in November.
The following day, Davit Tkeshelashvili, Minister of Health, Labor and Social Affairs, announced that parliament would soon pass a bill raising pensions for residents of old people’s homes, according to the television station Rustavi 2.
Increasing pensions was one of the key election promises made by Saakashvili during his campaign, which focused largely on social issues.