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Policy of tightening belts or simple self-deception?!
At the beginning of March 2015, the Government of Georgia announced that it would decrease the
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"Investments increased by 35% in 2014. It is the highest number since 2007."
On 8 May 2015, at the extraordinary session of the Parliament of Georgia, the Prime Minister,
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"Social expenditures increased by only 3% this year… Beginning from April, each child was supposed to receive an additional GEL 10 of assistance but t...
On 15 April 2015, at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, a representative of the
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"This year at the end of the first quarter, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure had fulfilled 107% of the budget. This is a record...
During his press conference in April 2015, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili,
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The serious demographic situation in the country has changed positively during the past two years.
On 1 April 2015, at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, the Chairman of the Health
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Prices of about 500 types of medications have increased by 15%-20%... However, according to recent data, the growth of prices has stopped.
The Georgian national currency started to depreciate in 2014. The exchange rate of GEL with regard
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"Not a single new investor has entered Georgia’s energy sector in the last two years."
On 22 February 2015, on air on the Rustavi 2 TV channel, a member of the United National Movement,
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"Since 2012, the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs has not purchased a single vehicle for personal or business use."
On 25 January 2015, Transparency International – Georgia published its research regarding the
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"The action plan concerning the decrease in administrative spending will be created in the upcoming days."
The exchange rate of GEL started to depreciate at the end of November 2014. This trend continued in
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"We have achieved significant progress in terms of using legal means to address the problem of domestic violence."
On 4 February 2015, the Parliament of Georgia discussed the amendments to the Criminal Code of
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"There was a 30% decrease in exports in January. The trend of the decrease in exports started approximately in August of last year."
On 18 February 2015, at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, the Parliamentary
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“In two years, export from Georgia has increased by 24%. In the same period, export to the European Union increased by 70%.”
On 13 January 2015, at the Georgia-Estonia Business Forum, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli
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“Not a single family has benefitted from the Emergency Assistance Programme for families with children in crisis.”
On 24 December 2014 at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, Member of the
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"In 2014, Georgia’s economic growth will exceed 5%. Countries with stronger economies have lower economic growth rates than us."
On 10 December 2014 Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili stated: "Georgia’s economic growth will
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Zurab Tchiaberashvili speaks about the flaws in the new methodology of evaluating the households of socially vulnerable families.
On 6 December 2014, using FactCheck’s Check Your Fact service, our reader, Shota Nadirashvili,
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