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[Viewpoint]

It does seem very strange that any country would subsidise another country at a level to keep their wages at twice what they are in the country handing out the subsidy.

Maybe one of the considerations was that it would make it more attractive for mainland Turks to move to the 'TRNC' if they could earn more money there?

Did you take 'into consideration that the cost of living is twice as high as Turkeys and the majority of goods we use are from Turkey so what they give us actually goes back to them in bigger amounts.

[denizaksulu]

T_C wrote:

Deniz wrote:

Your move!

There are those that wish Cyprus to be another vilayet of Turkey.

They can vote democratically, but in the end can expect worse. If they annoy Turkey further, who will pay the salaries? I wonder. Perhaps they should beg the RoC.

[Nikitas]

"so what they give us actually goes back to them in bigger amounts."

Sounds like the situation between Greece and Germany, but the Germans still accuse the Greeks of being lazy and enjoying driving big German cars. You can never figure out these bossy types.

[AWE]

TRNC 'Civil Servants' are much like their RoC counterparts overpaid, under-worked, unsackable and and far too numerous for the health of the country economically. So yes the Greece/Germany relationship springs to mind.

[Pyrpolizer]

It does seem very strange that any country would subsidise another country at a level to keep their wages at twice what they are in the country handing out the subsidy.

Maybe one of the considerations was that it would make it more attractive for mainland Turks to move to the 'TRNC' if they could earn more money there?

Did you take 'into consideration that the cost of living is twice as high as Turkeys and the majority of goods we use are from Turkey so what they give us actually goes back to them in bigger amounts.

Let me get this straight. They give you one billion per year to pay the public servants and you still complain having to give them 2 billion back to buy their products?

So, if the GCs would do the same you would still complain against them for the same reason no?

[Kikapu]

A bit of detail about Turkey's attitude to the "trnc" from "Frank and Joan's" site.

Could this be the real reason they want a solution this year? How could Eroglu negotiate if the econmy in the north collapses into chaos?

Looks like trouble is brewing because this government has to make some very serious cuts in expenditure. The unions are naturally up in arms about this and are demanding their rights to jobs and income. They have been feather-bedded for so many years and guaranteed jobs and income because of the funding from Turkey. Now that Turkey is saying that it is not prepared to continue funding wages which are higher than the minimum in Turkey itself and no more 13th salaries and that an end must come to summer working hours, the government here is having to take strict measures, which logically have upset the work force in general.

The paper suggests a "summer of discontent" as taxes rise this week. There are extra costs on petrol, electricity, alcohol, imported cars and many other things. There are threatened increases on income tax and for the first time, pensioners will have to pay tax on income. Whilst this is going on, business leaders have welcomed the austerity measures introduced as being the right step forward. The Chamber of Commerce says hat it is time for the Turkish Cypriot people to face the truth. They say that CTA was the first example of what the existing system caused.

Guess that all this is going to make for some angry responses over the summer and we will have to wait and see if it brings the government down as they need support to make any changes stick.

Turkey has already bribed the TC officials and the public sector with cash in the form of salaries in the past long enough to get them to give enough "trnc citizenships" to the settlers in order for the settlers to out vote the TCs in any voting. Turkey can now cut the money since she no longer needs anymore settlers to become "trnc citizens". There are more than she needs, since more TCs are leaving the island for better life elsewhere.

[Kikapu]

It does seem very strange that any country would subsidise another country at a level to keep their wages at twice what they are in the country handing out the subsidy.

Maybe one of the considerations was that it would make it more attractive for mainland Turks to move to the 'TRNC' if they could earn more money there?

Did you take 'into consideration that the cost of living is twice as high as Turkeys and the majority of goods we use are from Turkey so what they give us actually goes back to them in bigger amounts.

"If you can't fuck a friend, who can you fuck".!

[humanist]

viewpoint

Did you take 'into consideration that the cost of living is twice as high as Turkeys and the majority of goods we use are from Turkey so what they give us actually goes back to them in bigger amounts.

aaawwwwwww ......VP you so kind to the poor Turks you give them back what they give you. Ever heard of fetching for yourselves? lol

[SKI-preo]

There are those that wish Cyprus to be another vilayet of Turkey.

They can vote democratically, but in the end can expect worse. If they annoy Turkey further, who will pay the salaries? I wonder. Perhaps they should beg the RoC.

Greek Cypriots have a window to build some good will and get some good PR here but I predict most will be too stupid to see it.

[Get Real!]

Turkey has already bribed the TC officials and the public sector with cash in the form of......

Funnily enough, you’re all for it when the US bribes half the world so why shouldn’t Turkey follow the leader’s example?

It looks like Kikapu fails unkie GR’s Cyclic Cucumber Penetration (CCP) test again!