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There was a positive economic dynamic in the beginning of 2018 which was, to a large extent, caused by foreign trade indicators
Verdict: FactCheck concludes that Giorgi Kvirikashvili’s statement is MOSTLY TRUE. Summary:
12/04/2018Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
GEL 1,900 000 was paid to the budget from the selling of construction coefficients [the right to add to the number of floors of a building] in 2013 wh...
Former United National Movement mayoral candidate for Tbilisi, Zaal Udumashvili, spoke about the
26/02/2018Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Budget was fulfilled in surplus
The Minister of Finance of Georgia, Mamuka Bakhtadze, has spoken about 2017 state budget fulfilment
29/01/2018Half TrueThe statement is partly accurate, but the details are missing or some of the issues are without context -
Those employees of Tbilisi City Hall who have already passed examination, will still take part in the competition
The Mayor of Tbilisi City Hall, Kakha Kaladze, has made a statement in regard to ongoing shake-up
26/01/2018FalseThe statement is inaccurate -
In accordance with the international organisations’ data, Georgia’s performance has been improved in the Corruption Perception Index
On 21 December 2017, in his speech at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, the Prime
22/01/2018Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Unemployment increased, because jobs decreased in 2016 as compared to 2015
At a Parliamentary Minority session, MP Irakli Abesadze spoke about joblessness and noted that
05/01/2018Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
GEL 1,260 million is allocated in the budget for infrastructural projects. The nine-month budget fulfilment results are unprecedented – 98.6%
Regional Policy and Self Governance Committee Chair of the Parliament of Georgia, Grigol
27/11/2017Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
We are taking debts only for funding infrastructural projects
The Deputy Minister of Finance of Georgia, Giorgi Kakauridze, commenting upon Georgia’s draft state
25/10/2017Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway should have been opened five years ago and today the Minister of Economy says that 70% of the work is completed
United National Movement member, Roman Gotsiridze, commented upon the results of the inspection of
20/10/2017Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
The state foreign and domestic debt have doubled
At a session of the Parliamentary Minority factions, European Georgia – Movement for Freedom
09/10/2017Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Georgia is the leader in terms of support received per capita from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
At a joint press conference with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
18/09/2017Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
As a result of a strict tax administration, incomes received from the gambling business has increased in the past years and exceed GEL 100 million
The Minister of Finance of Georgia, Dimitri Kumsishvili, upon commenting the issue of regulating
04/09/2017Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Georgia spends 2.5% of the country’s gross domestic product for healthcare. In Europe, this is 5%-7% or 10% on average. The United States spends 17% o...
The Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, Davit Sergeenko, spoke about state
31/07/2017Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
Bonuses in public sector are rising from year to year. In 2014, it was GEL 218 million whilst in 2016, it was either GEL 318 or GEL 320 million
In her speech before the Parliament of Georgia, European Georgia – Movement for Freedom member,
31/07/2017Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition -
There is not a single country which has a GDP per capita more than USD 10,000 and does not have more than a 60% urbanisation rate
On 15 June 2017, the chairperson of the United National Movement’s parliamentary faction, Roman
11/07/2017Mostly TrueThe application is accurate, but requires additional information and/or definition