This morning, Akansoy evaluated the current issues as a guest on the program “Günaydın Ada”, prepared and presented by Nupelda Karabuğday on ADA TV.
Noting that there is an 80 percent informal economy in the country, Akansoy stated that the new tax brackets announced by the Minister of Finance Özdemir Berova will further increase this informality.
Emphasizing that raising taxes will not bring a solution, Akansoy stated that even Berova could not explain why this tax regulation was made.
“There is no such thing as a middle class anymore…”
Secretary General Asım Akansoy, who announced that the Statistical Institute conducted household budget research, said that only 6 and a half percent of the total income in the country goes to the lowest-income people, while the richest segment receives a 43 percent share here. Pointing out that injustice started here, Akansoy said, “When you examine the figures here, we can see that there is no such thing as a middle class. “There is serious impoverishment in 60-70 percent of the society,” he said. Stating that this government has no vision, Akansoy pointed out that this impoverishment created is a matter of ideological preference. Akansoy pointed out that if the market is not inspected, no initiative is taken to expand the economy, and informality is not addressed, no matter how much the minimum wage increases, basic consumer goods will be immediately increased, adding: “Our people are happy that their minimum wages have increased, but after a month, that minimum wage will not be enough for them. “The country has almost reached a minimum wage impasse,” he said.
“There are countries that are not in the EU but use the Euro”
Stating that another reason for the negative economic conditions is the use of Turkish Lira, Asım Akansoy stated that this is a disadvantage for the Turkish Cypriots. Noting that a transition to a stable accounting system should be ensured, Akansoy said, “This is possible because we have a very small economy. Since we are a small country, it is not very difficult to switch to Euro. Relevant laws must be made and economic balance must be achieved in the country. “I think we can do these,” he said. Stating that there are countries that use the Euro even though they are not members of the European Union, Akansoy said that the biggest example is Kosovo. Stating that it is necessary to talk about how the instability in the economy can be overcome, Akansoy emphasized that UBP is afraid of putting this on the agenda.
“The trouble started after Greek goods began to be widely used for commercial purposes.”
Touching on the issues related to the properties of Greek Cypriots in the north, Asım Akansoy explained that the problems started after these immovable properties began to be used for commercial purposes in a very widespread and uncontrolled manner. Recalling the importance of the Immovable Property Commission, Akansoy said, “Greek Cypriots who owned Greek property in Northern Cyprus before 74 have the right to take action before the ECHR within the context of the TMK. The state of the Republic of Cyprus also pioneers and uses this. It is obvious that the Greek Cypriot administration has taken previous steps in this direction.
In the statement made by the Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister Kombos regarding the arrest of Turkish Cypriot Lawyer Akan Kürşat in Italy, he said: “This issue is both a political and legal attitude.” Emphasizing that another name for this is deterrence, Akansoy stated that the steps taken by the Turkish side regarding the Closed Maraş are similar to this, and stated that the attitude towards Akan Kürşat is a political attitude. Akansoy stated that the number of foreign investors investing within this framework, especially in Esentepe, Gaziveren and Iskele regions, has increased uncontrollably. Akansoy said, “The bottom line is that societies and people will pay the price for the unacceptable mutual reactions created by the derailed Cyprus problem.”
