Infrastructure

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
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Message Posted:
11/08/2008 09:54

By how much does Turkey fund the infrastructure costs in the TRNC?

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 09:55

30% i think

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 10:11

Posisbly not for much longer though , Turkey have warned that they will not continue to fund TRNC as they have before , hence Sept talks will be very interesting .

cyprusishome


Joined: 31/03/2007
Posts: 2381

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 10:15

Somewhere in region of 275million ytl.



Many Turkish politicians are concerned about where the money goes, like most here, they are asking for full accountability of all future payments. That should prove most interesting!!

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 10:29

Worrying times ahead then for the TRNC!

Pipie


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Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 11:01

crikey , re message 4 that is a lot of money coupled up with what the eu have contributed , where does the money go ????

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 12:16

I'm not surprised the Politicians are questioning where the money goes. That's a hell of a lot of money though. Even more worrying is that it's only 30% of the cost of the infrastructure.

Surely that can't be right!

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 12:58

Doyen,



I think the poor old Turkish taxpayer stumps up a lot more than 30% of TRNC infrastructure. The entire costs have been covered in many cases. No wonder Ankara wants to change the dependency culture that has flourished as a result.

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 13:13

I'm inclined to agree Eric. It's probably close to 90%. However I can't see them withdrawing their financial support totally - can you?

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 14:01

£1,775 subsidy to every man woman and child in 2008

I just read an atricle in the TurkishPress website today.



Turkey's subsidy to the TRNC for 2008 is set at YTL 790,000,000



So, that makes YTL 4,438 or £1,775 for every TC Citizen (178,000 according Wikipedia)



No wonder Turkey would like to see Northern Cyprus embraced by the EU

rtddci


Joined: 29/12/2007
Posts: 842

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 15:16

And we wonder why the TRNC government is putting up the cost of everything it can to raise revenue at the moment, mind you the current recession doesn't help, but neither does putting up prices.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 15:34

Almost £300m.



Thats 20% of what the Labour government spends on its Quangos!

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
11/08/2008 17:22

Bill,



Nope, I can't see the bankrolling of the brethren ending overnight either.

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 18:56

I'm sure it will happen soon though!

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
13/08/2008 20:52

It needs to. But N Cyprus has lost so much talent in the brain drain over the decades that it's doubtful who will be capable of running the economic show

MarkVpiazza


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 530

Message Posted:
14/08/2008 11:46

My goodness,



Kevin & Dee, aka DeeCyprus4 have pinched another one of my posts

http://trncvillaowners.phpbb3now.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2305&hilit=+wikipedia



It's a shame they are too lazy to change a few words, just to give the pretence of originality



Mark