“The ongoing developments in Ukraine and Russia stimulate export from these countries to Georgia more than from Georgia to these countries.”

“The demand on Georgia’s ports has increased… Container transportation has increased significantly in recent years.”

According to the position of the Government of Georgia, the decline of GEL is due to the strengthening of USD with respect to other currencies and it has nothing to do with the state budget.

“Narmania stated that he was left with an almost empty budget; however, he manages to fund the lighting of the Chancellery building (GEL 450,000) and the territory of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia (GEL 460,000).”

“The amnesty has concerned 8,723 people. In 2013, 503 cases of repeated crime were recorded. This accounts just for 6%.”

According to Giorgi Kakauridze, the yearly increase of the excise tax on tobacco is due to the Association Agreement between Georgia and the EU and the State Strategy on Tobacco Control.

“The dynamics in Georgia has changed and child poverty has decreased.”

On 1 December 2014, a seminar organised by the World Bank and UNICEF was held in Tbilisi. The

“The usage of the budget of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia is more than GEL 630 million. This has been the highest rate throughout the last seven years.”

“The European Parliament wishes that the opposition would become more constructive and start cooperating with the government.”

“The usage of these drugs (krokodil, vint, jeff) has decreased by 90%.”

“Exactly one of the preventive measures is the special police control. Unlike Saakashvili’s raids which were based upon the Law on Police, the special police control is not repressive by its nature.”

According to the position of the Government of Georgia, the decline of GEL is due to the strengthening of USD with respect to other currencies and it has nothing to do with the state budget.