AKEL[/B] will vote against the State Budget.
As it says in a statement, the budget is a mirror of a government that has consciously served the few and brought the many to their knees for a decade.
"It continues on the same path and the same recipes that have increased inequalities in Cypriot society and leave a 'legacy' to the country of a major shift of wealth from workers to business profits. It still continues to leave households and businesses unprotected by banking arbitrariness and refuses to support society against the tsunami of poverty and the energy crisis."
More specifically, with a unanimous decision of the Central Committee of AKEL that met today, AKEL will vote against the National Budget of the Coalition government for 2023.
As stated, at the same time, it will table amendments for cuts or even commitments of funds with the aim of controlling expenditure. Among other things, we ask that expenditure on consultants and associates in the Presidency and the Ministries, for the government's communication and promotion campaigns be controlled. We also call for a 10% cut in some of the ministries' operating expenses. In addition, we propose to cut off funds related to the promotion of privatisation as well as funds for the promotion of the memory of Griva. We also request that the expenditures for the management of the Akamas Forest be earmarked in order to have the consent of the Parliament before their implementation.
"The positive thing about the latest Budget of the government of the Coalition is that it is the last one. The change in the governance of the country with Andreas Mavroyiannis in the Presidency of Cyprus will mark a new beginning for the country, for our people, for the workers. It will mean a new economic policy that will produce growth and prosperity for the many and not for big private interests."
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