Regarding the issue of the allocation of the revenues from the 0.4% fee to support the displaced and what was said during the presence of the Finance Minister yesterday at the meeting of the Refugee Committee of the Parliament, I note with regret that there is an obvious convergence of views between AKEL and the Democratic Rally in populism and low-level opposition, even using the refugee world in their attempt to damage the new government.
The Minister of Finance responded immediately to the request to attend the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Refugees and assured that both he and the Government will always deal with the demands and problems of the refugee world in every positive way.
The Minister said during the Session and before the Central Body for Equal Burden Sharing that the 11 requests of the Body were accepted and the issue of the 0.4% fee that has been pending for months, which the previous Government failed to resolve, should be discussed in order to reduce the non-performing loans that are currently over 65%. At the same time, the Minister stressed that the issue of a €45 million claim by the Government, which was a guarantor on non-performing loans of the Entity, should be addressed and therefore a productive dialogue should be initiated with the Entity in order to co-determine the best way to allocate the proceeds of the fee, with the sole aim of benefiting the Entity and the refugees.
The President of the Entity Mr. Puros thanked the Minister and agreed to start a dialogue for a mutually agreed outcome.
From the very first moment the new Government has been vigorously engaged in the effort to solve the problems of the refugee world, with indisputable proof of this being the important Plan for the provision of new and safe refugee housing, which the previous governments did not take care to prepare, leaving the refugee housing in poor condition and at the mercy of natural phenomena.
Therefore, on this matter, let not the thief cry out for the landlord to fear.
(MB/SX)
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