“In March of 2013, tax revenues amounted to GEL 710 million, in March of 2014 – 686 million. You have a decrease in comparison to March of the preceding year as well. The volume of external debt has also seen an unprecedented growth: in two months, Janua

“As for the video tapes, this was a provocation. Merabishvili met his lawyer on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and could have informed him about the incident. This once again confirms and reinforces our suspicions that Merabishvili might have had information

“Starting from November 2013, economic growth has been consistently high, varying between 7%-8%... In the first quarter of 2014, economic growth equalled 7.4%. An indicator of this magnitude has not been recorded in the first quarter of the year over the

On 30 April, representative of the Parliamentary Majority, Davit Onoprishvili, delivered a speech

“Last year, the government pledged and utterly fulfilled a commitment to boost the salaries of judges by 70%-80%… There has been no such precedent for practically the last five years.”

“In terms of poverty, Georgia maintains one of the lowest indicators in Central Asia and Eastern Europe.”

“… We were not exactly indulged with domestically produced agricultural goods and so, consequently, the share of agriculture in the GDP amounted to solely 8%. In 2013, however, owing to state funded projects, the indicator rose to 12%. This is a tendency

“The very first shelter for homeless people was opened only in 2013.”

“Ninety-nine percent of lawsuits between business and the state were decided in favour of the state. Over the last year, however, 70% of such disputes were resolved in favour of business. Furthermore, currently, at the Council of Appeals at the Ministry

“Another problem is the price increase, inflation… According to only the latest documents, prices for practically everything rose by an average of 20-25%. Prices of some products reveal as much as a 200% increase.”

“As a part of the Rural Support Programme we implemented 1,186 [infrastructural] projects in Samegrelo.”

“International recommendations and tendencies, as well as local experts and specialists, urge that the minimal age of a child should be six (or more) when starting the learning process.”

“During the ruling of our government, 2,000 IDP families, or approximately 8,000 persons, have already been provided with living space and amenities.”