Georgia’s current economy, in terms of its purchasing power, is twice as big as it was before the collapse of the Soviet Union

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Giorgi Kobulia’s statement is FALSE.

Funding for self-government will increase by more than GEL 100 million in 2019 which is 13% more as compared to the previous year

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Maia Tskitishvili’s statement is TRUE.

In 2019, we will spend GEL 580 million more on bureaucracy as compared to 2012

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Irakli Abesadze’s statement is MOSTLY FALSE.

Upon his confirmation as Prime Minister, Mamuka Bakhtadze stated that public sector’s labour remuneration to GDP ratio would be 3.9% and this promise has been kept

Verdict: FactCheck leaves Archil Talakvadze’s statement WITHOUT VERDICT.

Growth is very slow, but number of jobs does increase

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Giorgi Volski’s statement is TRUE.

Budget of the Parliament of Georgia was GEL 34 million in 2012, whilst it is planned to have GEL 64 million in 2019, although the salary of the MPs has not been increased

Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Roman Gotsiridze’s statement is HALF TRUE.

In the first nine months of this year, Georgia’s economic growth reached 4.9% which exceeds the planned amount and as a result, we have a GEL 280 million surplus in budget revenues

ვერდიქტი: ფაქტ-მეტრის დასკვნით, ირაკლი კოვზანაძის განცხადება არის სიმართლე. რეზიუმე: 2018

Business has one of the lowest tax burdens in Georgia. This is because as concluded by the World Bank, the total tax rate in Georgia is only 9.9% and this makes us number three in the world in this component

In fact, this is one of the most bureaucratic budgets (the 2019 draft budget) in the world

Unemployment is at an historic minimum

ვერდიქტი: ფაქტ-მეტრის დასკვნით, ივანე მაჭავარიანის განცხადება არის ტყუილი.

The GDP per capita today is USD 4,500. The United National Movement left us with a GDP per capita at USD 3,500

In my time, the economy increased fourfold, by 400%. In Ivanishvili’s time, the economy denominated in USD has practically not increased.

ვერდიქტი: ფაქტ-მეტრის დასკვნით, მიხეილ სააკაშვილის განცხადება არის რიცხვებით

You have spent so much money on agriculture but agriculture has not increased and its share in the economy has decreased

ვერდიქტი: ფაქტ-მეტრის დასკვნით, გიორგი ბარამიძის განცხადება არის მეტწილად მცდარი. რეზიუმე:

The Non-Existent Ganmukhuri Botanical Garden Cost the Budget GEL 120,000

In 2016 during the election campaign period, the former Prime Minister of Georgia, Bidzina

Current expenses will be decreased for the next year. In 2018, current expenses are 23% whilst they will be 22.6% in 2019 and we are going to increase capital expenditures