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Debate on state budget begins at Plenary

The plenary of the parliament begins Wednesday the debate on the state budget.

The discussion is set to begin at 1500 local time. Head of the House`s finance committee Christiana Erotokritou will present the Committee`s report on the budget and then the leaders of the political parties will deliver a speech outlining their positions on it.

According to the planning, the smaller parties will speak first and therefore they will speak as follows: Green Party, DEPA, EDEK, ELAM, DIKO, AKEL and DISY.

Cyprus state budget for 2022, provides for increased revenue and slightly reduced expenses, while an increase of 10% is recorded in development expenditure. The growth of the economy in 2022 is projected at 4%, while the budget deficit is expected to record a significant decrease and reach 1.1% of GDP.

The state budget that was submitted to the

Source: Cyprus News Agency