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Denktaş: Cost-Increasing Measures Must Be Withdrawn Quickly

Denktaş: Cost-Increasing Measures Must Be Withdrawn Quickly

Former Deputy PM Serdar Denktaş has called for the rapid withdrawal of cost-increasing measures. Speaking on a live broadcast, Denktaş highlighted that the rising cost of living is now the country’s most pressing issue, noting that even tourists are complaining about it.

Publish Date: 04/09/24 16:06
reading time: 2 min.
Denktaş: Cost-Increasing Measures Must Be Withdrawn Quickly
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He criticized the government's management, citing a lack of meritocracy and excessive partisanship. According to Denktaş, raising prices alone will not solve the problem; instead, prices should be lowered and expenditures reduced.

Denktaş also emphasized the need to protect the purchasing power of low-wage earners by updating the cost of living and minimum wage baskets in line with current conditions. He criticized the immigration amnesty fees as unrealistic, arguing that the primary goal should be to register undocumented residents rather than collect money. Regarding electricity issues, Denktaş suggested that KIBTEK should specialize in either production, transmission, or collection, and that the government should consider integrating with other countries’ electricity systems.

He also criticized the Greek Cypriot administration for targeting investments in the TRNC and questioned the TRNC government's response to such actions. Denktaş argued that the current government is alienating citizens from the state and stressed the importance of internal consensus on the Cyprus issue, suggesting that without this, the international community will only mock the efforts of the TRNC.

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