“Gasification has been finished in two villages of the Aspindza Municipality for two years already, but no gas has been supplied yet. The Minister of Energy of Georgia could not manage to resolve this problem for a year-and-a-half. The Aspindza Municipali

“As soon as a party conference is held in a region and an election candidate is appointed, law enforcement agencies arrest the chosen individuals in two days’ time at most…“

“Nowadays, the state can shut down universities [LEPLs]. This is not acceptable and it needs to be changed.”

“Based upon the Law of Georgia on Self-Government (adopted in 1997), in 1998, assemblies were elected at the levels of villages, settlements, communities, etc. But in the self-government elections you [United National Movement] conducted in 2006, you comp

“The notion of strategic objects was discarded and to my information, the list of strategic objects has been abolished.”

“Georgia tripled the volume of its export to Russia. However, today, the impact of the Russian embargo would not be as grave as it was in 2006. At that time, the Georgian market was exceedingly dependent upon Russia but since then, we have expanded into n

“Unfortunately, the economy we inherited had a negative trade balance of over 50%... A whole 80% of the basket of consumer goods and products of primary use depend upon import. The leading positions among exported products are predominantly held by goods

“In March of 2013, tax revenues amounted to GEL 710 million, in March of 2014 – 686 million. You have a decrease in comparison to March of the preceding year as well. The volume of external debt has also seen an unprecedented growth: in two months, Janua

გიგლა აგულაშვილი 2013 წლის რთველსა და ღვინის ექსპორტზე საუბრობს

2014 წლის 21 თებერვალს, პარლამენტის პლენარულ სხდომაზე სიტყვით გამოსვლისას აგრარულ საკითხთა

“The present special rule [extension of customs duties for a certain category of importers] contradicts the Constitution, the Tax Code of Georgia and the Law of Georgia on Free Trade and Competition.”

“International recommendations and tendencies, as well as local experts and specialists, urge that the minimal age of a child should be six (or more) when starting the learning process.”

“… We were not exactly indulged with domestically produced agricultural goods and so, consequently, the share of agriculture in the GDP amounted to solely 8%. In 2013, however, owing to state funded projects, the indicator rose to 12%. This is a tendency

“In March of 2013, tax revenues amounted to GEL 710 million, in March of 2014 – 686 million. You have a decrease in comparison to March of the preceding year as well. The volume of external debt has also seen an unprecedented growth: in two months, Janua

“Health care has become accessible for everyone.”

“The prices of drugs have increased by 25%. Drugs are one of the biggest problems of the health care programme as the [Universal Health Care] state programme does not fund the costs for medicines. If we analyse the expenses on health care, we will see tha