The opposition responds to the information published by TI Georgia, according to which the government has spent 50 million GEL for representational purposes during the last 5 years, .

Opponents of the government say that spending millions of lari by the ruling team is inadequate considering the severe economic and social background.

Opposition representatives criticize state agencies for representation expenses.

"At least 150,000 children who are starving each day may have been nourished by this amount. We could have covered many urgent needs, sicknesses, and operation expenses from the state budget. Pension is not increased in the country, getting allowance is becoming more and more difficult, the rate of lari is falling, the economy is being damaged. There is a direct formula - this is an axiom, rising bureaucratic and luxury expenditures, has negative impact on the economy, "- said Giorgi Vashadze, head of the headquarter of the presidential candidate of the United Opposition.

Opposition estimates that the government spending may be used for various social projects.

The political bureaucracy of the "Georgian Dream" - has arranged its well-being at the expense of the people. Direct expenditures of people`s money in this magnitude indicates that they do not care about people and when they ask the question how to
raise social assistance, pensions, we are telling them that these expenditures should be avoided,"- Zurab Chiaberashvili, member of "European Georgia" said.