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1. TBILISI TO HAVE NEW PREMIER KURKHULI
   (Daily News: December 7, 2004)

   Tbilisi Mayor’s Office has reported at a special briefing today that capital’s Premier Giorgi Bregadze is living the office and named Temur Kurkhuli, current vice-mayor, as his successor. Bregadze has been premier since April 2004 and will take a new office in a few days.

2. ENACTMENT OF A NEW TAX CODE MAY BE DELAYED
   (Daily News: December 6, 2004)

   It is not ruled out that a new Tax Code will come into force after 1-2 months, rather than January 1, 2005 as scheduled earlier. Moreover, the planned reduction in VAT from 20% to 18% (from 2005) may be postponed approximately by 6 months, Roman Gotsiridze, head of the Financial and Budgetary Committee, informed today journalists about the initiative the government made yesterday.

3. THE SAME OLD PROBLEMS
   (Weekly Press Digest: December 5, 2004)

   This week has seen the continuation of heated debates over the ways hidden revenues should be legalized, financial amnesty, the Tax Code and budget-2005. According to 24 Hours, two wings of the authorities – National Movement and Democrats – show no concord over the issues, despite their recent merger.

4. GEORGIA PLANS TO OPEN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATION IN EIGHT COUNTRIES
   (Daily News: December 3, 2004)

   In 2005, Georgia plans to open eight new embassies, including five so-called mobiles, Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili told journalists today. In particular, it is planned to open an embassy in China and a diplomatic representation in Japan.

5. FINANCE MINISTRY PROPOSES DELAY IN PETROL QUALITY STANDARD INTRODUCTION
   (Daily News: December 2, 2004)

   The Finance Ministry has proposed to postpone the introduction of a new petrol quality standard until January 1, 2006. The standard was to come into force on January 1, 2005.

6. WORK ON PENSION REFORMS TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2005, MEANWHILE PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS WILL BE DEPRIVED OF TAX FACILITIES
   (Daily News: December 2, 2004)

   Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli has declared active works on pension reform will be mounted in early 2005. The new Tax Code (to come into force in 2005) does not grant private pension funds tax facilities.

7. ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES OF NEW TAX CODE NEGOTIATED, TAX RATES REMAIN TO BE DETERMINED
   (Daily News: December 2, 2004)

   The Financial and Budgetary Committee of Parliament has considered today administrative part of a new Tax Code at a meeting, also attended by Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli. Roman Gotsiridze, head of the committee, was satisfied with the results, but noted some difficulties could rise during negotiating tax rates scheduled for December 3.

8. GOVERNMENT HOPES TO RECEIVE 200M LARI FROM THE PRIVATIZATION OF STATE PROPERTY NEXT YEAR
   (Daily News: December 1, 2004)

   Under the parameters of the budget-2005, 200 million lari will come from the privatization of state property. Of the funds, 80 million will go to defense, 40 million to the energy sector, 17 million to education, while the rest will be used to reduce the country’s foreign debt, Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli has told a government meeting today.

9. PARLIAMENT’S COMMITTEES CONSIDERING NEW TAX CODE CLAUSE-BY-CLAUSE
   (Daily News: December 1, 2004)

   With less than a week remaining before the consideration of a new Tax Code at a plenary meeting of Parliament due next week a number of its provisions still remain to be negotiated. In particular, these are the provisions, regarding, tax on property, taxation of motor-transport, certain privileges and toughening administrative measures.

10. GOVERNMENT FINALLY DETERMINES BUDGET-2005 PARAMETERS
    (Daily News: December 1, 2004)

    The government has confirmed the parameters for the budget-2005 at a meeting today. The draft will be submitted to Parliament this week.

11. BUDGET-2004 PARAMETERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
    (Daily News: December 1, 2004)

    Increased parameters of budget-2004, raised due to exceeding budget revenues by 100 million lari, will be introduced to Parliament in a few days, Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli has told a government meeting today.

    According to the latest data of the Finance Ministry, in January-November of 2004, tax revenues made up around 792.35 million lari, or 7% over the projected parameters.

12. WINE QUALITY CONTROLLING LAB OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OPENS IN TBILISI
    (Daily News: November 30, 2004)

    The lab of international standards for wine quality control has opened in Tbilisi today, what must open the way for Georgian production to European markets. The lab is equipped with the modern technique from Germany and will be able to analyze at full stretch about 10 samples a day, what needed much more time up today.

13. HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUES COMMITTEE POSTPONES CONSIDERATION OF GIVING COMPENSATIONS TO THE DISMISSED FROM PUBLIC SERVICE
    (Daily News: November 30, 2004)

    Parliament’s Health and Social Issues Committee has not put to a vote an initiative of one of Right Opposition leaders David Saganelidze to give compensation to the people dismissed from the public service. Gigi Tsereteli, head of the committee, said the question had to be considered simultaneously with the budget-2005.

14. GEORGIA FACES PROBLEM DUE TO SHUTTING DOWN OF TRACECA NATIONAL SECRETARIAT
    (Daily News: November 30, 2004)

    The State Minister on European Integration, Tamar Beruchashvili has proposed to restore the TRACECA (the Europe-Caucasus-Asia transport corridor) national secretariat. The body was closed down on November 1, 2004 under the decree of the country’s President.

15. GEORGIAN AND ITALIAN BUSINESS CIRCLES DISCUSS COOPERATION PROSPECTS
    (Daily News: November 29, 2004)

    A two-day business-conference, organized by the Italian embassy in Georgia and the Georgian Commerce and Industrial Chamber, opened today in Tbilisi. Government officials and representatives of business of the two countries have participated in the conference.

16. ONE-YEAR RESULTS OF THE ROSE REVOLUTION
    (Weekly Press Digest: November 28, 2004)

    Increasing pensions and wages, successful foreign policy and last and not least, a series of arrests of the government officials that stole people’s pensions and wages were the questions National Movement leader and President Mikheil Saakashvili focused on in his speech made at a one-year anniversary of the “rose revolution”, reports the Khvalindeli Dge. According to the paper, the authorities already see results, but acknowledge that many of population’s expectations have yet to be met, and this will remain so until, “the most beautiful five-crossed flag in the word will not rise above the Roki Tunnel and Psou (break-way regions)”.

17. NO CONSENSUS REACHED YET ON BILLS “ON LEGALIZATION OF HIDDEN TAX LIABILITIES AND PROPERTY” AND “ON AMNESTY”
    (Daily News: November 24, 2004)

    The Juridical Committee has demanded that the consideration of the bills “On Legalization of Hidden Tax Liabilities” and “On Amnesty” should be postponed at a plenary session of Parliament today. The reason is, according to the committee, that the bills introduced by the government fail to reflect the points negotiated earlier during the consideration of the documents.

18. RAO EES READY TO INCREASE POWER SUPPLY IN WINTER
    (Daily News: November 22, 2004)

    Andrei Rappoport, vice-chairman of the board of directors of RAO EES of Russia, who is visiting Tbilisi on a one-day visit, has told journalists the company may increase the power supply to Georgia by 100-150 mW. Today he met with Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania and Energy Minister Nika Gilauri.

19. ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ROSE REVOLUTION ON THE THRESHOLD
    (Weekly Press Digest: November 21, 2004)

    The government will celebrate a one-year anniversary of the rose revolution in parallel with the evaluation of its work, says the Khvalindeli Dge. Before the end of Shevardnadze’s epoch November 23 2003, country had actually no development prospects.

20. LEGALIZATION OF REVENUES AND PROPERTY WILL NOT COVER TOP OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT
    (Daily News: November 19, 2004)

    The Financial and Budgetary Committee of Parliament has reviewed today the final version of the bill “On Legalization of Hidden Tax Liabilities and Property”, under which the legalization will not cover top government officials and would expand to middle ones only.

    Roman Gotsiridze, head of the committee, said the version had been negotiated with Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania yesterday.

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