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“Georgia is the first county in the Caucasus to install an HVDC system [high-voltage direct current].”
On 11 December 2013, in the village of Zikilia, Akhaltsikhe Municipality, Irakli Gharibashvili
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“The number of visitors who entered the country in 2013 is quite promising. The number is around 5,300,000 which exceeds the indicator of the same per...
On 15 January 2014, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, held a press conference in
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“The central government holds no power of giving orders to the municipalities. It can only delegate certain authority by providing relevant funding.”
Discussing the Local Self-Government Code at the second hearing on 23 January 2014, the First
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“This year, the foreseen five million lari have not been spent on students but transferred towards a different purpose.”
At the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, held on 13 November 2013, representative of
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“Any foreign citizen could work in our country without any restrictions or quotas. This practically never happens in Europe, the US or CIS countries.”
On 1 October 2013, member of the Parliamentary Majority, Paata Kvizhinadze declared: “Any foreign
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“The budget saw a growth of 261 million lari but, unfortunately, this is not a real growth. Budget revenues are, in fact, decreasing by 42.7 million l...
Delivering a speech at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia on 14 November 2013, the MP
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“There is a programme named the Gates of Knowledge enabling our talented young people to improve their qualification and study in leading foreign univ...
On 11 December the Minister of Finance of Georgia, Nodar Khaduri, stated in the Parliament:
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“In the 2014 state budget the funding for regional projects has decreased from GEL 449 million, as was planned in 2013, to GEL 250 million and as you...
Discussing the Law on the 2014 Draft Budget of Georgia at the plenary session of the Georgian
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“In 2012, the two biggest villages of the Adigeni Region were almost fully gasified. Only some 10% of the Region was left without gas but absolutely n...
On 27 November 2013, at the plenary session of the Georgian Parliament, the Adigeni Region
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“In nine months of 2013, the volume of foreign direct investments surpassed the indicator of the same period of the last year by 20 million dollars.”
On 11 December 2013, the Minister of Finance Nodar Khaduri presented to the Parliament the final
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“Tax revenues of [the first] ten months of 2012 exceed those of [the same] ten months of 2013 by GEL 96 million.”
On 13 November 2013, Finance Minister of Georgia, Nodar Khaduri, presented the draft budget of 2014...
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“As of today [13 November], accrued taxes exceed those of the last year.”
Tax revenues totalled GEL 5,156.8 million in the first ten months of 2012 while in the same period of 2013 the total amount of accrued taxes was GEL 5,060.9 million.
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“This year [2014], there will be no increase in the salaries of teachers. The funding for academic research and grants will be reduced by about GEL 10...
Commenting on the 2014 state budget at the plenary session of the Georgian Parliament held on 14
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“The funding for science has decreased by GEL 2 million.”
Discussing the second draft of the 2014 state budget at the plenary session of the Georgian
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“Economic growth sees a threefold decline. Shortfall in the budget borders on one billion. Next year, you [government] are planning on taking a debt ...
At an ad hoc session held on 20 November 2013, the Parliament voted on the new Prime Minister’s
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“The European Charter on the Statute of Judges provides for a probationary period before a permanent judicial appointment is made.”
At the plenary session on 1 November 2013, the Parliament of Georgia discussed the President’s
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“Income generated from tourism exceeds t
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“The per capita income of Georgia is exp
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“The budget deficit has reduced from 9.3
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“The tourism and aviation sectors marked
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