Samtskhe-Javakheti.At the initiative of the Akhaltsikhe Civic Engagement Center, the public discussion of the draft 2013 budget of the Akhaltsikhe Municipality was held on November 20.The Chair of the Municipality Sakrebulo Oleg Sandroshvili, Deputy Chair of the Sakrebulo, Deputy Gamgebeli of the Akhaltsikhe Municipality, Chair of the Financial-Budgetary Commission, Head of the Financial Service and the representatives of local NGOs and media have participated in the discussion of the draft budget.It was decided that the local authorities and NGOs will jointly examine and plan the next year’s budget. Representatives of local authorities have expressed readiness to make corrections to the draft budget following the respective consultations with the non-governmental sector.