The problems are not addressed with groundless proposals, said the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulidis, regarding AKEL's proposal for taxing the excess profits of banks, stating that he is ready to discuss implementable proposals, within the framework of fiscal discipline.
< p>Questioned by a journalist, attending a Central Bank conference to promote financial literacy, regarding statements by the General Secretary of AKEL on taxation of banks' surplus profits and whether there is such a scenario on the table, he said that < strong>perhaps the Governor of the Central Bank could be asked about this issue, given that it is a Central Bank conference.
President Christodoulidis noted that we are in a pre-election campaign period and that he knows a lot good that such statements “sound very good to the ears of the world.” At the same time, however, we must respect the society that listens to us”.
“These cheap statements that I have been hearing for the last few days, at the end of the day the one they are underestimating is the Cypriot people themselves,” he said. “, he added. He said he hears a lot of suggestions, “as if for so many years there were no Governments headed by party leaders or former party leaders who did not make these decisions”.
He noted that he knows the party and political scene very well, “but at the same time we must respect, first and foremost, the Cypriot people“.
“That is why we are here, and it is for this reason that in this particular issue of accuracy strong>, which is a fact, I do not under any circumstances underestimate it, we took specific measures”, he said and noted that it is specifically about two packages of measures and many social benefits.
He mentioned how it is only through a holistic approach, bonus policy, salary increase and holistic treatment of the energy issue, “that's where the problems start”, as he said that this will be addressed.
He repeated that he gives a hand of cooperation to everyone. “Anyone who has proposals, recommendations, implementable, I am ready to discuss them, always within the framework of fiscal discipline”.
This country, he said finally, suffered from populist approaches and policies, noting that he would not even want to think about what happened in 2012 ever happening again.
