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Open Letter to Tina Khidasheli from the General Editor of FactCheck
Dear Ms Khidasheli, I would like to respond to your statement about FactCheck being an
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According to Nodar Khaduri, the budget spending has not caused GEL to depreciate.
On 29 January 2015, the Minister of Finance of Georgia, Nodar Khaduri, stated that the State Budget
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"Giorgi Kvirikashvili’s plane tickets to New York and Washington cost a total of GEL 18,764… These are first-class tickets."
On 10 December 2014, member of the United National Movement, Irma Nadirashvili, organised a media...
FalseThe statement is inaccurateVS
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I have never travelled with first-class tickets.
We addressed the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia with an official letter and requested information about the business trip expenses for Mr Kvirikashvili
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“The depreciation of GEL will not hurt the population.”
On 28 January 2015, as a guest on Imedi TV, the former Prime Minister of Georgia, Bidzina
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"The Presidential Programme for sending students abroad has been abolished."
On 25 November 2014, the former President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, was live on air from New
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“Georgia has one of the lowest debts in terms of percentage. Only Estonia, Azerbaijan and Russia are before us.”
On 12 December 2014, during the presentation of the state budget project at a plenary session of
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"A total of 14,000 convicts are out of prison now and there are no re-socialisation programmes in place."
On 17 October 2014, the United National Movement MP, Chiora Taktakishvili, stated during the talk
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“Visa regulations have significantly hindered the influx of both tourists and labourers from China.”
On 15 January 2015, as a guest on Maestro TV, the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development
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“The government increased its spending by GEL 350 million in 2015 as compared to 2012.”
On 30 December 2014, during his visit to the talk show, Choice, the leader of the United National
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“2014 was an exceptional year in which the budget was executed.”
The government and the opposition, as well as the majority of economic experts, have different...
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According to Zurab Japaridze, the budget has been implemented only on paper.
The state budget is a plan of the estimated receipts and expenditures of the state for a year. The execution of the state budget means that receipts received and payments
Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition30/01/2015Views 4803
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“We did not make any corrections in the budget. The previous government used to regularly correct the budget and portray it as if they had fulfilled i...
On 26 December 2014 at a press conference, Irakli Gharibashvili declared that the previous
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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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“Seven new hydroelectric power plants have been opened.”
On 30 December 2014, as a guest of the talk show, Archevani, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
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Following the coordinated actions of the government, the price on petrol has been reduced by GEL 0.25 as compared to 2012.
On 16 December 2014, as a guest of the talk show, Reaction, the Minister of Finance of Georgia,
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According to Tamar Beruchashvili, at the current stage Rosneft does not violate the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories.
On 6 January 2015, after the Foreign Policy Inter-Agency Council meeting, the Minister of Foreign
27/01/2015LieThe statement is inaccurate and the assertion in it is absurd
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