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For years, the number of social welfare recipients has shown an increase in the pre-election period and then a sharp drop afterwards
On 8 July 2016, one of the leaders of Paata Burchuladze’s State for the People political movement,
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Prices of commonly used medication have dropped by 20%-23%
On 20 April 2016, at the session of the Healthcare and Social Issues Committee of the Parliament of
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Medical establishments are no longer required to report cases of drug overdose to the police
The Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, Davit Sergeenko, in his interview
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The Government of Georgia gives public funds to anti-Western media outlets
A member of the United National Movement, Giorgi Kandelaki, MP, stated: "The Government of Georgia
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Georgia is currently governed by 19 ministries whilst in the case of Switzerland, this number is down to eight
On air on Rustavi 2, the former President of the National Bank of Georgia, Giorgi Kadagidze,
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The Universal Healthcare Programme has negatively affected the private insurance market
Upon the request of a reader, FactCheck verified how the volume of private health insurance
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USD 640 million will be invested in energy in 2015
In February of last year, the Minister of Energy of Georgia, Kakha Kaladze, stated that USD 640
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An unprecedented programme to fight hepatitis C is being implemented in Georgia
On air on GDS TV, the Chairman of the Healthcare and Social Issues Committee of the Parliament of
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What was the amount of investments in the Georgian energy sector in 2015 and was the forecast of the Minister of Energy of Georgia fulfilled?
In February 2015, the Minister of Energy of Georgia, Kakha Kaladze, stated that about USD 640
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The amount of investments dropped by 17% in the first three quarters of 2015… Investments in the agriculture and energy fields have also dropped
On 28 December 2015, at the extraordinary session of the Parliament of Georgia, a member of the
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The country’s economy is decreasing whilst bureaucratic expenses are increasing… bureaucratic expenses have increased by GEL 420 million since 2012
During his speech at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, the Executive Secretary of
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The situation in the country in terms of poverty has worsened
On 11 December 2015, at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia, the leader of the New
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The Universal Healthcare Programme does not cover medicine whilst the prices for medication have increased almost by a third
On 1 December 2015, the Universal Healthcare Programme was discussed on the talk show, Archevani,
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In 2014, the number of abortions dropped considerably
The Chair of the Healthcare and Social Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, Dimitri
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It is a wrong interpretation to say that bureaucratic expenses are increased. There are no changes in the consolidated budget
According to the statement of Parliamentary Minority member, Mikheil Machavariani, one of the
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In the 2016 budget, expenses for salaries are increased by GEL 57 million
The Minister of Finance of Georgia, Nodar Khaduri, rejected the information circulated by the United National Movement.
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