Water Tax Increase for Borjomi and Nabeghlavi Comes into Effect Today

The tax on water will increase threefold for Borjomi and Nabeghlavi today. It will now cost Borjomi 30 Lari instead of 10 to obtain water, while the costs for Tskali Margebeli will increase from 6 to 18 Lari. According to the statements made by the companies thus far, the tax increase will create problems for them to conduct exports. They have also not ruled out a price increase for their products on the local market.