Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday that salaries of school personnel and public servants, as well pensions and social aid packages will see an increase starting January. 

He said that the school administration personnel, as well as public servants, would see a 10 percent increase in their salaries starting next year. 

He stressed that budget funding of health and social programmes would  increase by ₾770 million and pensions for citizens aged 70 and over would rise to  ₾440  in mountainous settlements and ₾365 in other regions, noting that pensions for highland residents under 70 would increase  to ₾355 while for others to almost ₾300.

Garibashvili also announced an increase in monthly social aid for severely disabled persons by ₾65, as well for others with disabilities, noting that the government also had plans to increase social aid for children which currently is ₾150 monthly. 

The PM also pledged the construction of a block of flats with 7,000 apartments for internally displaced families with the cost of ₾250 million and the renovation of 500 schools with the cost of ₾300 million starting in January.

Garibashvili once again praised the “unprecedented" double-digit economic growth of 10.5 percent in August and 10.3 percent over the first eight months of 2022, and said that the 2023 budget has been planned with a five percent economic growth forecast.