Pelican: Targeted interventions to address the crisis

The Government will continue until the last day of its term to govern with seriousness and rationality, providing solutions with targeted interventions, in order to successfully deal with this economic crisis, said today the Government Spokesman Mr. Marios Pelekanos.

In a statement to the media, the Government Spokesman said that "the IMF said in a statement last Wednesday that Cyprus recorded a strong recovery last year due to the successful management of the pandemic, while GDP returned to pre-pandemic levels and unemployment fell further.

It also notes the reduction of public debt to 104% at the end of 2021, while it notes the high liquidity of the banking sector and the stable capital ratios, as well as the progress that has been made in terms of non-performing loans.

Despite the challenges that the economies around the world, as well as our economy, are facing due to the increase in inflation, as a result of the war in Ukraine, it is predicted that Cyprus will record positive growth rates of 2% this year, maintaining the consistently positive trend recorded in all recent years.

At the same time, the IMF warns that in order for our country to achieve a positive growth rate for 2022, the effort must be supported by the investment expenditures included in the "Cyprus - Tomorrow" Plan, which in combination with structural reforms improves the medium-term outlook. development. Something that will require constructive cooperation between the executive and the legislature, and the social partners.

The IMF welcomes the progress made in implementing the Recovery and Sustainability Plan, such as the enactment of anti-corruption and anti-government and local government reform legislation, and notes that the reform of the Courts is also a priority.

At the same time, the IMF warns of the dangers that our country is called to face from the uncertainty and the dangers created by a possible escalation and prolonged duration of the war and sanctions, inflation and possible new uncontrolled outbreaks of the coronavirus.

The Government will continue to take the IMF's reports and recommendations seriously, such as the need to address the challenges of implementing the Green Agenda, including the planned green tax reform. Need, which was placed on the priorities of the Government during the preparation of the National Plan 'Cyprus - Tomorrow'.

The Government will continue until the last day of its term to govern with seriousness and rationality, providing solutions with targeted interventions, so that we can face this crisis with the same success as the previous crises of 2013 and the coronavirus pandemic, without to jeopardize the stable course of the country in order to make political gains ".

Source: Announcements