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State Agencies which Withhold Public Information and Violate Requirements of the Law
10/09/2018FactCheck NewspaperFactCheck Newspaper -
Dimitri Kumsishvili:
The number of car accidents is rising annually
16/10/2015TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Tamaz Mechiauri:
If it were not for Giorgi Margvelashvili’s foolish decision, GEL would not be in such trouble today
06/10/2015FactCheck NewspaperFactCheck Newspaper -
Giorgi Vashadze:
"It is harmful for the country when the Prime Minister says that we lied to the whole world about Georgia being attractive for investments according to the Doing Business ranking."
06/03/2015TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Giorgi Gabashvili:
“The data of the National Statistics Office of Georgia not only suggest that the number of employed people has dropped but that the wages of those who are employed have been reduced by 20%.”
08/10/2014LieThe statement is inaccurate and the assertion in it is absurd -
Giorgi Kadagidze:
“The profitability of the commercial banks is 14.5% annually. This means that their yearly profit is 14.5% of the total capital which is definitely not a ‘super-profit’ or a ‘mega-profit’ if such terms even exist.”
01/09/2014TrueThe statement is accurate and nothing is missing -
Giorgi Vashadze:
“The gasification process in villages has been suspended throughout the whole of Georgia.”
22/01/2014FalseThe statement is inaccurate -
Nodar Khaduri:
“Notwithstanding the fact that the rate of economic growth declined in 2013, around 30 thousand additional jobs have been created in the first three quarters of the year which means that unemployment is decreasing.”
20/01/2014Mostly FalseIn the statement is the elements of the truth, but the important facts that could have made other impressions -
Nodar Khaduri:
“Concerning the refund of VAT, I would like to declare that the refunds of this year exceeded those of the last year by [GEL] 70 million.”
17/01/2014LieThe statement is inaccurate and the assertion in it is absurd -
Irakli Gharibashvili:
Irakli Gharibashvili discusses improved (since March of the current year) economic indices.
09/12/2013Mostly FalseIn the statement is the elements of the truth, but the important facts that could have made other impressions -
Nodar Khaduri:
“The number of employed grew by eight thousand in the second quarter of the current year relative to the first; furthermore, in the first quarter of this year growth had amounted to 15 thousand as compared to the first quarter of the last year.”
26/11/2013Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Zurab Melikishvili:
“The bad state of affairs in the economy is spreading into other fields. The net profit of the railway, for instance, dropped by 40%. Fitch Ratings already wrote about this matter and negatively described the perspectives of the Georgian Railway.”
26/11/2013Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Zurab Melikishvili:
“The Tbilisi Railway Bypass project has virtually been suspended and brought to a standstill while a massive portion of the actual construction work, roughly 80%, had already been concluded.”
15/11/2013Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Giorgi Targamadze:
“There are no benefits for small and medium businesses. They are taxed equally as the big banks, the big oil distribution companies and so forth.”
24/10/2013Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Paata Kvizhinadze:
“As shown in the data from the first quarter of 2013, growth was observed in all real sectors but construction.”
16/10/2013Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context