In fact, this is one of the most bureaucratic budgets (the 2019 draft budget) in the world

Of the USD 3.5 billion deficit in trade, USD 2 billion is covered by tourism revenues

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Giorgi Kobulia’s statement is TRUE. Resume: The country’s

In the first nine months of this year, Georgia’s economic growth reached 4.9% which exceeds the planned amount and as a result, we have a GEL 280 million surplus in budget revenues

ვერდიქტი: ფაქტ-მეტრის დასკვნით, ირაკლი კოვზანაძის განცხადება არის სიმართლე. რეზიუმე: 2018

Of the GEL 345 million increase in the 2019 state budget, GEL 145 million is debt

Verdict:  FactCheck concludes that Roman Gotsiridze’s statement is TRUE.

Business has one of the lowest tax burdens in Georgia. This is because as concluded by the World Bank, the total tax rate in Georgia is only 9.9% and this makes us number three in the world in this component

Unemployment is at an historic minimum

ვერდიქტი: ფაქტ-მეტრის დასკვნით, ივანე მაჭავარიანის განცხადება არის ტყუილი.

Prices on essential consumption goods have increased

The GDP per capita today is USD 4,500. The United National Movement left us with a GDP per capita at USD 3,500

In my time, the economy increased fourfold, by 400%. In Ivanishvili’s time, the economy denominated in USD has practically not increased.

ვერდიქტი: ფაქტ-მეტრის დასკვნით, მიხეილ სააკაშვილის განცხადება არის რიცხვებით

You have spent so much money on agriculture but agriculture has not increased and its share in the economy has decreased

ვერდიქტი: ფაქტ-მეტრის დასკვნით, გიორგი ბარამიძის განცხადება არის მეტწილად მცდარი. რეზიუმე:

In the last five years of the Georgian Dream’s rule, pension has increased twice, by GEL 10 in 2015 and by GEL 20 in 2016. Pension did not increase in 2018 and a GEL 20 increase is envisioned in the 2019 state budget which will not compensate for the rise

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