“Crime rates have not increased even after such an unprecedented amnesty releasing up to 60% of the prisoners. We were expecting the situation to change; however, to our surprise, the crime rate has decreased.”

“We are carrying out GEL 42 million worth of work in Tskaltubo which includes the renovation and rehabilitation of historical buildings, roads and drainage channels. The projects will be finished by the end of the year.”

“We signed a treaty with the World Bank and received a concessionary loan which means we will pay a very low interest for the first 15 years. This loan will facilitate the construction of an additional 200 km of roads.”

“The monthly gross wage of a Parliamentarian is GEL 2,000 and the take-home pay is GEL 1,600. Bonuses have not been awarded in the Parliament of Georgia since the beginning of 2013.”

“We paid GEL 416.2 million more in pensions and spent GEL 158.3 million more on healthcare. This is a 57.1% growth since 2011.”

“The number of locals employed on this construction site (Kobuleti bypass) is very high. As of today, 70% of the people employed on the construction of the bypass are Georgian citizens.”

“Export to the European Union increased by 57% in the first six months. This is an all-time record. Export constituted 65% last year. These are the highest numbers in ten years.”

“The number of people with social vulnerability status has increased significantly with each election. It increased especially during the 2012 parliamentary elections.”

“Mr Koba [Subeliani], I would like to remind you that when you were in government the budget of the Ministry of Refugees was GEL 25 million. It is now GEL 50 million which means that we’ve doubled it.”

“Georgia has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world and one of the lowest education levels.”

“An indispensable criterion for forming local governments is the knowledge of the official national language of Georgia.”

According to Davit Sergeenko, the National Statistics Office of Georgia determines the price change on medications by population surveys which do not reflect the actual situation. The Minister says that medication has become cheaper.

On 2 July 2014, in his interview with the media, the Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs

“Teachers’ wages have been raised and tens of millions of lari have been allocated for the construction and repairs of school buildings.”

“Mr Ivanishvili never said anything about reducing the petrol price by one lari. Please provide the source of such information. None of the members of the coalition have ever said that the petrol price would be reduced by one lari or that the electricity