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1. Mtavari Gazeti: “BUSINESSMEN AT THE SERVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY”
   (Economic Press Monitor: December 1, 2003)

   A month ago by the State University of Tbilisi was formed the Trusteeship Board. The membership of it have entered such influential businessmen, as Badri Patarkatsishvili, Zurab Tsereteli, Temur Chkonia (Coca-Cola Bottlers Georgia), Gogi Topadze (beer company Kazbegi), Vano Chkhartishvili (United Georgian Bank), Mamuka Khazaradze (TBC-Group), Jemal Inaishvili (port of Poti), Giorgi Chanturia (Georgian International Oil Corporation) and Elguja Bubuteishvili(brandy company Sarajishvili&Eniseli).

2. Mtavari Gazeti: “THE WEST WILL HELP GEORGIA FINANCIALLY AS WELL”
   (Economic Press Monitor: November 28, 2003)

   In the country is created rugged social-economic situation: the treasury is empty, the taxes are not collected, population is awaiting of salaries and pensions. The US is ready to make assistance in all directions.

3. Akhali Taoba: “SIMPLIFIED TAX SYSTEM IS NEEDED”
   (Economic Press Monitor: October 29, 2004)

   The Parliament approved the main principles of revolutionary-called Tax Code. The Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli emphasized the document envisages support of legal business and administration toughening of unfair businessmen.

4. Akhali Versia: “FINANCIAL AMNESTY LOSES MEANING”
   (Economic Press Monitor: October 11, 2004)

   Both experts and political scientists admit the financial amnesty to be implemented late. In its time the amnesty was the doctrine of Mikheil Chkuaseli (ex-finance minister), but his plans failed and since 1998 the economic figures had been permanently worsened.

5. Rezonansi: “PRESTIGE CONSTRUCTION AT QUAY”
   (Economic Press Monitor: October 8, 2004)

   By the Tbilisi mayor Zurab Chiaberashvili initiative, construction of new houses will be prohibited in prestige districts, and the authorities have decided to pay attention to other districts. Construction of the prestige housing estate has been decided to take place in Ortachala district, not to be the central one.

6. 24 Saati: “ZURAB ANTELIDZE: TAX BURDEN NOT TO BE INCREASED IN SUM”
   (Economic Press Monitor: September 28, 2004)

   The deputy finance minister Zurab Antelidze speaks about advantages of the new Tax Code. Thus, for consideration of disputable issues at the Finance Ministry is to be created the three-stage system with strictly defined terms.

7. Khvalindeli Dge: “WHERE FUNDS FROM PRIVATIZATION HAVE GONE”
   (Economic Press Monitor: September 23, 2004)

   The privatization of big objects still retards, so the selling of small ones has begun – in Ajara. Although the authorities have not defined yet the mechanism on the funds’ distribution, received from the privatization.

8. 24 Saati: “THE FREIGHT HAS BEEN STOPPED, PRICES – INCREASED”
   (Economic Press Monitor: June 25, 2004)

   The recent closing of the market in Ergneti (South Ossetia), where the cheap smuggling production had been sold, and the recent closing of Georgian military road (for heavy rains) have reflected on the prices.

   The Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania has suggested to transport perishable freight through Roki tunnel and through Tskhinvali, but the controlling bodies have stopped the cars for the problems connected with the documentation.

9. Dilis Gazeti: “THE MONETARY FUND RETURNS TO GEORGIA FOR A LONG TIME”
   (Economic Press Monitor: June 7, 2004)

   After a quite long and detailed consideration, the IMF board decided to renew after almost a 2 year gap the cooperation programs with Georgia. This automatically opens the way to the other donors, including the World Bank, frozen programs of which in the spheres of transport infrastructure, energy and education exceed $150 million.

10. 24 Saati: “NOGAIDELI IS NOT CONTENT WITH RESULTS”
    (Economic Press Monitor: June 7, 2004)

    The Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli considers that the situation with the plan implementation by the Tax Department in a whole is satisfactory, but in some districts – invidious. The Minister has promised the amendments – 5-6 cadre displacements.

11. Mtavari Gazeti: “A 15-YEAR DUST WILL BE SHAKEN OFF FROM SCANDALOUS THEME OF KHUDONHES”
    (Economic Press Monitor: May 31, 2004)

    In the 80-es, the construction of large KhudonHES was ceased against a background of the protests of the Greens, carrying neither ecological nor economical, but political character. The protest actions of the Greens were directed toward the communist government.

12. Mtavari Gazeti: “PARLIAMENTARIAN DESCENT IN ENERGY SECTOR”
    (Economic Press Monitor: May 26, 2004)

    The Parliamentary Committee on Branch and Economic Policy intends to check the energy structures. The committee head Niko Lekishvili is pointing at high level of corruption in the sphere.

13. 24 Saati: “CONFUSION FOR THE JOURNALIST’S MISTAKE”
    (Economic Press Monitor: April 30, 2004)

    In the Dilis Gazeti article “Tbilgvino Expires to the Major League”, was noted that this wine company ages the wine in oak woods, what is made by no producer in Georgia. As a respond of it, the wine companies Wine Cellar of Telavi and GWS accused the Tbilgvino in unhealthy competition, emphasizing that such method is the old Georgian tradition, being used by many companies.

14. 24 Saati: “THE DEPUTY MINISTER FALLS THE PREY TO PENSIONERS”
    (Economic Press Monitor: April 22, 2004)

    The majoritarian deputy from Gldani district of Tbilis Koba Davitashvili has brought up the question about resignation of the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli for not issuing to the pensioners the pensions, frozen in 1997-1998 years. Instead of Nogaideli, the post had been left by the deputy minister Nodar Khaduri.

15. 24 Saati: “RELEASE OF SMALL BUSINESS FROM VAT – BENEFITS OR BURDEN”
    (Economic Press Monitor: April 9, 2004)

    The entrepreneurs consider that release from VAT of businesses with a year turnover less then 75,000 lari, approved still by the former authority, must be not of obligatory but of voluntary nature. According to the head of LLC Elso Jemal Gurgenidze, production companies have been financially damaged – by purchasing of materials, they pay VAT, but then the tax is not counted (as they are not the VAT payers).

16. Mtavari Gazeti: “BUDGETARY RELATIONS OF CENTER AND AJARA ENTER THE NEW PHASE”
    (Economic Press Monitor: April 8, 2004)

    With the aim of budgetary relations’ regulation with Ajara, central authorities have begun the negotiations about creation of regional treasury in the region. The deputy Minister of Finance Zurab Soselia, the first deputy chairman of Treasury Service Giorgi Bakradze and the head of Customs Department Giorgi Godabrelidze, visited Batumi.

17. Dilis Gazeti: “THE ZHVANIA GROUP MUST SUM UP DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND REPRESENT UNITED TAX CODE”
    (Economic Press Monitor: April 1, 2004)

    On the new tax code will be working the state commission under the leadership of the Prime Minister and 10 ministers. On the government’s session of March 31 was envisaged the tax conception, introduced by the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli, declaring that the new tax code must be as plain as possible.

18. Mtavari Gazeti: “USHBA PRESIDENT MAKES POLITICAL STATEMENTS”
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 23, 2004)

    Gocha Pipia, owner of the company Ushba (alcohol production), who has become the deputy-majoritarian, considers that the Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania and the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli have not forgiven him the critical statements towards them. Pipia does not like the cadre politics of Zhvania and he considers that physicist Nogaideli does not have the right to control the finances.

19. 24 Saati: “FUEL AND ENERGY MINISTRY WILL LOOK THROUGH A CENTURY CONSTRUCTION”
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 23, 2004)

    The authorities plan to centralize the power sector and strengthen the Fuel and Energy Ministry, under which is to take place unification of two Georgian international corporations – GIOC (oil) and GIC (gas). At the same time, President Mikheil Saakashvili has declared that changing of GIOC status (as well as its location place) will not reflect on the project of the oil pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan.

20. Mtavari Gazeti: “ITALIAN ARES INTERNATIONAL HESITATES”
    (Economic Press Monitor: March 18, 2004)

    The Rustavi metallurgical plant is practically dead. Italian investor (Ares International), who has started only one pipe rolling workshop, are expecting now verdict of the court, which has annulled the agreement, drawn up with them.

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