Fines worth GEL 186.5 million entered the budget in 9 months — “is this a fiscal instrument?”

During the 9 months of 2026, GEL 186.49 million in fines and penalties entered the state budget, which is 129.5% of the forecast indicator (GEL 144 million). This is stated in the report on budget execution for January–September of the current year. On this issue, at a session of the parliamentary Defence and Security Committee, opposition deputy Sofio Khorguani asked Deputy Finance Minister Giorgi Kakauridze whether this data on fines is not an indication that the government is using them as a fiscal instrument.