“The demand on red grapes, Saperavi, in particular, is at least two times more than the expected harvest.”

“According to the United Nations, the population of Georgia is expected to reduce by 1,170,000 people by 2050 while the populations of Azerbaijan and Armenia are expected to grow by 34% and 7%, respectively. The birth rate is reduced and the number of abo

“We are talking about the statements according to which, from September, the Parliamentary committees will resume their work in Tbilisi. I would like to say that this is a violation of the Constitution of Georgia.”

“Crime rates have not increased even after such an unprecedented amnesty releasing up to 60% of the prisoners. We were expecting the situation to change; however, to our surprise, the crime rate has decreased.”

“We signed a treaty with the World Bank and received a concessionary loan which means we will pay a very low interest for the first 15 years. This loan will facilitate the construction of an additional 200 km of roads.”

“The monthly gross wage of a Parliamentarian is GEL 2,000 and the take-home pay is GEL 1,600. Bonuses have not been awarded in the Parliament of Georgia since the beginning of 2013.”

“We paid GEL 416.2 million more in pensions and spent GEL 158.3 million more on healthcare. This is a 57.1% growth since 2011.”

“Export to the European Union increased by 57% in the first six months. This is an all-time record. Export constituted 65% last year. These are the highest numbers in ten years.”

“The number of people with social vulnerability status has increased significantly with each election. It increased especially during the 2012 parliamentary elections.”

“Mr Koba [Subeliani], I would like to remind you that when you were in government the budget of the Ministry of Refugees was GEL 25 million. It is now GEL 50 million which means that we’ve doubled it.”

“Georgia has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world and one of the lowest education levels.”

According to Davit Sergeenko, the National Statistics Office of Georgia determines the price change on medications by population surveys which do not reflect the actual situation. The Minister says that medication has become cheaper.

On 2 July 2014, in his interview with the media, the Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs

“Teachers’ wages have been raised and tens of millions of lari have been allocated for the construction and repairs of school buildings.”

“Mr Ivanishvili never said anything about reducing the petrol price by one lari. Please provide the source of such information. None of the members of the coalition have ever said that the petrol price would be reduced by one lari or that the electricity

“We have 16% growth in export in the first five months. The export of local, especially agricultural, products is growing.”