There is serious investment interest from foreigners, the "prime minister" said, Faiz Suzhouoglu saying that foreign investors will be encouraged to invest directly, tax fairness will be ensured and the perception of "much tax from the one who earns a lot and little tax from the one who earns a little" will be created.
According to the GMP, Mr. Suzhouoglu was speaking to media in the occupied territories after the vote of confidence in the "parliament" for the "government" of KIE - DK - CA. He said that they are working on the issue of property title fees on property sales to foreigners.
In response to a question on the issue of investments, Mr. Soutzuoglu said that investments will be made in the health and tourism sectors. He noted that in the tourism sector there is demand especially in geriatrics, i.e. the establishment of a care home for the elderly, the promotion of health tourism, artificial insemination, hair implantation, the production of medicines and the establishment of an airline. There are 3-4 serious companies, he added."
"The pandemic did little to benefit the discovery of tdvc. Many people learned the state of tdvk, where Cyprus is. People found out about our country by staying at home and constantly surfing the internet. We were contacted by investors from Yemen, Iran, Germany, France."
Noting that they predict it will take 8-12 months for the "laws" to be passed and the difficulties in the economy to be fully overcome, Soutzouoglu said that on some issues there is no solution other than applying a "bitter prescription", but at a later stage steps will be taken to get the "country" back on its feet.
In response to a question, Faiz Suzhouoglu said that there is no need for any "legislation" on investment and that the important thing is to make the system work, which is currently "scattered", but he will gather everything under one "office" under the "Prime Minister's Office". He said they will activate the "investment development agency" (YAGA) and set up a team that will work to quickly pave the way for investors and issue the necessary permits, "so that we can bring more investors into the country, but not make investors bored and fed up doing this."
Incentives for local production
Recalling that the rise in the exchange rate of foreign currencies against the Turkish lira had created a serious problem in the "budget", Mr. Suzhouoglu said that this can only be covered by a supplementary "budget", which they will start working on immediately after securing a "vote of confidence" in the "government" from the "parliament".
Noting that they will also work on increasing incentives in production, he said that the war in Ukraine immediately after the pandemic caused serious problems in the occupied territories as well, which shows that the local production mechanism has to work. "The simplest thing, we must at least be able to cultivate in various fields, such as wheat and barley. There must be much more serious measures and incentives in this direction," he added.
Shortage of medicines
Noting that due to the pandemic and problems in the transportation of raw materials, Turkey has stopped exporting medicines, Faiz Suzhouoglu said that many countries are facing a problem with medicines and that the pseudo-state is among them, as it secures about 80 percent of its medicines from Turkey.
He pointed out that "Health Minister" Ali Pilli explained the issue to the Turkish Health Minister last week, sent a letter to Turkish officials and requested that the Pseudo-state be removed from the list of countries for which a ban on medicines is applied.
He said that every year there is an increase in the price of medicines in February and added that after a certain period of time, medicines with the increased prices will be released and the supply will be relieved.
Referring to the new hospital that Turkey would build in the occupied territories, Mr. Suzhouoglu noted that the Turkish Ministry of Health told them that the foundation stone would be laid within the first half of 2022, but due to the fluctuation of exchange rates and price increases, the project was postponed and the tender will be called again with the new prices.
Suzhouoglu also said that there is serious demand on the issue of marina construction in the occupied territories and that there is serious weakness in this area in the areas of Morphou, Lapithos and Karpasia.
Source: KYPE
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