Georgia gets a blueprint to tax pollution instead of labor

The World Bank gave Georgia's finance ministry a detailed plan to shift taxes from workers and consumers to environmental damage. This would raise money for the government, make the economy more efficient, and help Georgia avoid new European carbon tariffs.

Georgia's current tax system makes it hard to grow the economy because it taxes workers and everyday spending too much. This report shows how the country could instead tax pollution and fuel, raising money more efficiently and making its exports cheaper for Europe. It also suggests a way to bring more informal businesses into the tax system by making labor taxes less painful.