”I do not need any additional authority. I have the proper authority to sign the [Association Agreement]”

“This [bill] implies that the [bank] account of every citizen of Georgia and the [bank] account of every business organization will be controlled by the executive branch. This means that they will need neither the court’s decision nor any kind of agreemen

Zurab Japaridze discusses the problems related to the expenditures of the 2013 budget.

“In 2013, we had a shortfall of GEL 703 million in the budget expenditures. Tax revenues decreased by GEL 633 million. This year, already in the first quarter, government receipts revealed a shortfall of GEL 62 million.”

“Within the framework of preferential agro-credits, we have already issued 14,100 credits with the total amount of GEL 318,000,000. A total of 70 new enterprises have been funded and over 400 existing enterprises have been expanded and refurbished.”

“The prices of drugs have increased by 25%. Drugs are one of the biggest problems of the health care programme as the [Universal Health Care] state programme does not fund the costs for medicines. If we analyse the expenses on health care, we will see tha

"Anyone opening a dental office had no obligation to report about this activity to the Ministry of Health. That is why we do not know the number of dental offices in Georgia."

“In 2013, the number of visitors grew by 22%. A total of 5.4 million visitors came to Georgia and with this indicator we hold one of the leading positions in Europe.”

“There are more than 2,000 schools in Georgia and only 900 contestants have obtained certificates after seven months of competition… there are only 1,000 candidates to be school principals for 2,000 schools in Georgia….”

“Starting from November 2013, economic growth has been consistently high, varying between 7%-8%... In the first quarter of 2014, economic growth equalled 7.4%. An indicator of this magnitude has not been recorded in the first quarter of the year over the

On 30 April, representative of the Parliamentary Majority, Davit Onoprishvili, delivered a speech

“Last year, the government pledged and utterly fulfilled a commitment to boost the salaries of judges by 70%-80%… There has been no such precedent for practically the last five years.”

“Another problem is the price increase, inflation… According to only the latest documents, prices for practically everything rose by an average of 20-25%. Prices of some products reveal as much as a 200% increase.”

“International recommendations and tendencies, as well as local experts and specialists, urge that the minimal age of a child should be six (or more) when starting the learning process.”

“According to the current [Organic] Law [of Georgia on Citizenship of Georgia], in order to obtain Georgian citizenship, a person first had to submit a document confirming that he or she was not a citizen of any other country. This provision practically r

“The present special rule [extension of customs duties for a certain category of importers] contradicts the Constitution, the Tax Code of Georgia and the Law of Georgia on Free Trade and Competition.”