THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA on changes and amendments in the Constitution of the Republic of Georgia

The Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia decrees:

To introduce to the Constitution of the Republic of Georgia the following changes amendments:

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7.  In article 72:

a) To word para 3 as follows:

“3)  Deciding the issues of the national-state arrangement of the Republic of Georgia; changing and abolishing the autonomous formation, final decision on establishment of the autonomous formation shall be made solely by the nation-wide referendum of the Republic of Georgia (the referendum of the Republic of Georgia);

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“2) (…) shall elaborate and submit to the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia the forecast on the economic and social development of the Republic of Georgia, the state budget of the Republic of Georgia; shall take measures for securing the comprehensive economic and social development of the Republic of Georgia, the autonomous republics, the cities and districts of the republican subordination; the activities of enterprises and agencies/organizations subordinate to the Republic of Georgia; shall submit to the Supreme council of the Republic of Georgia the report on budget implementation”.

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Article 159.  The state budget of the Republic of Georgia includes the republican budget of the Republic of Georgia, the budges of the autonomous republics and the budgets of the cities and districts of republican subordination.

Article 160.  The separation of the revenues and expenditures between the state budget of the Republic of Georgia, budgets of the autonomous republics and the budgets of the cities and the districts of he republican subordination shall be determined by the law of the Republic of Georgia on the Budgetary Rights of the Republic of Georgia, the Autonomous Republics and the Local Authorities.  

Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia Z. Gamsakhurdia

Tbilisi, 20 March1991

(Bulletins of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia, # 3, 1991, p. 31-34)