Draft Budget of 2019 does not Correspond to the “Small Government” Concept

Pension Reform: An assurance for a decent retirement or an additional tax burden?

Fifty percent of Georgia’s population is employed in agriculture which causes poverty

UNICEF: The increase in poverty is perhaps associated with the slowly rising economic growth rate and increased consumer prices

Employment in the public sector is not increasing. Instead, administrative and government expenses have been cut in this sector whilst the employment figure in the private sector is on the rise

Verdict: Archil Talakavadze’s statement is MOSTLY FALSE.

Verification of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s First Public Address after His Return to Politics

In the previous year, Georgia’s economic growth rate was 5%. This is twice as high as compared to [countries in] our neighbourhood

The Minister of Finance of Georgia, Mamuka Bakhtadze, stated that Georgia’s economic growth rate

The number of visitors to Georgia’s protected areas increased by 33% and reached 860,000

In a period of two months, the Ministry of Finance of Georgia has lent GEL 500 million to banks. The GEL depreciation started from that period

The state foreign and domestic debt have doubled

According to the macroeconomic environment indicator, we were 137th five years ago, whilst today we occupy the 40th place

For the first time in the past seven years, Georgia’s ranking worsened in the Global Competitiveness Index

Fuel expenses at Tbilisi City Hall have increased eightfold whilst furniture expenses doubled and reach hundreds of thousands

The GEL depreciation is a seasonal event which has already passed

Georgia is the leader in terms of support received per capita from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development