The Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Business (KTSO) and the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Tradesmen and Craftsmen (KTEZO) will maintain a joint motion in Nicosia on Wednesday to protest the federal government on the grounds that it has change into “insensitive to the issues skilled in manufacturing”.
The demonstration of industrialists, tradesmen and craftsmen on the Nicosia Prime Ministry lights will begin at 10.00.
KTSO and KTEZO knowledgeable the press members concerning the course of resulting in the motion on the press convention they held as we speak on the Chamber of Business. The assembly additionally mentioned the issues within the sectors and what must be carried out.
On the press convention, KTSO President Ali Kamacıoğlu, KTEZO President Mehmet Ali Ardıç, KTSO Vice President Sercan Görgüner Bahçeci and KTEZO Basic Coordinator Hürrem Tulga took the ground.
Chamber officers argued that “just lately, the price of manufacturing has elevated exponentially because of the authorities's insurance policies, however no precautions have been taken and the required sensitivity has not been proven.” Authorities claimed that “Help for home employment has been forgotten, incentives for electrical energy have been reset, the {industry} is blocked in renewable vitality, there are rubbish issues and infrastructure deficiencies in industrial zones,” and said that these threaten the sustainability of companies. Chamber officers referred to as on all industrialists, tradesmen and craftsmen and the general public to take part within the motion.
– Kamacıoğlu: “We’ve got all the time established a path of dialogue till as we speak. However all endurance has an finish.”
KTSO President Kamacıoğlu famous that, because the Chamber of Business, they’ve all the time tried to guard the rights of industrialists in a constructive method, with endurance and thru dialogue, and mentioned: “Nonetheless, all endurance has an finish. Sadly, now that we’ve reached this level, it’s time to take to the streets and a minimum of present the existence and financial difficulties of the industrialists.” he mentioned.
Kamacıoğlu said that their wrestle was solely to outlive, to guard their services and to maintain the companies they’ve been operating for therefore a few years alive, and claimed that if the required precautions and help usually are not given, the closures will proceed more and more.
Stating that they might not improve the variety of industrialists within the 3 years he was in workplace, however they labored to keep up the quantity, Kamacıoğlu said that they understood that simply saying wouldn’t be sufficient they usually determined to take motion. Kamacıoğlu mentioned:
“The final assist offered to the {industry} was by means of a grant program in 2015. There is no such thing as a assist aside from that. There is no such thing as a industry-specific help aside from the social insurance coverage premium help given to every sector. Whereas we had an electrical energy invoice help of 10 cents in 2010, which corresponded to 33 p.c, it has now dropped to 0.1 p.c. “We’re coping with rising electrical energy prices.”
Kamacıoğlu additionally identified that each product they produce is made aggressive and referred to as for the costs of home merchandise available in the market to be checked. Kamacıoğlu emphasised that the answer to eliminating excessive costs within the nation is to strengthen the {industry}.
Claiming that they by no means acquired a unfavourable response within the conferences held with the federal government, however there was no growth concerning their calls for, Kamacıoğlu claimed that the financed initiatives for the {industry} to supply its personal electrical energy couldn’t be carried out as a result of “lack of land”.
Ardıç: “The issues are the identical, however tradesmen are affected extra”
KTEZO President Mehmet Ali Ardıç additionally famous that their issues are the identical, however small-scale tradesmen are affected even worse by these occasions. Ardıç invited all tradesmen to motion.
-Tulga: “Business and tradesmen are protesting collectively for the primary time”
Stating that {industry} and tradesmen are taking to the streets collectively for the primary time, KTEZO Basic Coordinator Tulga mentioned, “Because of insurance policies, the fee has reached such a degree that it’s not doable to compete or preserve companies afloat.” he mentioned.
Stating that the minimal wage is growing, however this doesn’t improve buying energy, Tulga argued that the minimal wage has was a tax coverage and mentioned that progress can’t be made solely by growing salaries. Noting that they count on help from the federal government, Tulga mentioned, “We produce however we’re alone. “We’re searching for help as we produce stubbornly.” he mentioned.
Stability of Funds Statistics for 2023 has been revealed
Tulga said that members and staff from throughout Cyprus will come to the protest as a way to elevate consciousness of the issues and to say “we’re producing collectively”.
Bahçeci: “A society can not exist with out manufacturing”
KTSO Vice President Bahçeci argued that the help, safety or incentives that industrialists really want are all the time ignored and mentioned {that a} society can not exist with out manufacturing.
Bahçeci: “It was inevitable that our voices can be louder now.” He argued that the manufacturing sector has now reached the purpose of extinction. Bahçeci said that they’re going to take motion to guard the nation and to stop their youngsters from migrating. Noting that the survival of the industrialist means the survival of the society, Bahçeci mentioned that everybody who cares about manufacturing and the nation ought to take motion.
Requests
Within the written press launch concerning the motion, the calls for of the chambers have been defined as follows:
“Paving the best way for producers for electrical energy incentives and renewable vitality use, insurance coverage premium help and supporting home employment, implementation of sectoral safety insurance policies for home manufacturing that has confirmed itself with its capability and high quality, preparation of low-interest or interest-supported financing alternatives, offering funding comfort to home producers and “Growing sectoral incentive insurance policies to help funding and improve exports”
