Mobility allowance recipients receive one-off €120 payment
Recipients of the monthly mobility allowance on Friday received a €120 one-off payment from the Social integration department. The payment was announced by the Social...
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Serdar Denktash: north’s ‘government’ has not done one good thing
Serdar Denktash, the son of late Turkish Cypriot Leader Rauf Denktash, said on Thursday that the north’s ‘government’ “has not done one good thing” during...
Toilet rolls up by 17 per cent: price drops and hikes in October
The price of fresh fish and vegetables went down by 17 and 13 per cent in October, while the price of toilet paper had a...
Trade unions demand full payment of CoLA
The Independent Trade Unions’ Federation (Poaso) on Monday called for its workers to receive full payment of the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA). Putting their...
Soaring electricity bills: ‘I’ve taken out all the light bulbs in my home’
Ever increasing costs forcing consumers to restructure energy bills Standing on the pavement outside the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), with a little boy in...
Finance minister presents 2024 state budget with promise of relief measures
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos delivered on Wednesday the state budget for 2024 with a promise of cost-of-living relief measures by the end of the month...
Salaries go up 7 per cent on an annual basis
In nominal terms, earnings in Cyprus went up by an average of 7 per cent on an annual basis, according to data just released by...
Finance ministry ‘examining’ ways to alleviate cost-of-living crisis
The finance ministry is “examining and costing scenarios” for potential new measures to support people facing ongoing difficulties with the cost of living, Minister Makis...
Government must do more to counter cost of living crisis, say unions (Updated)
The vulnerable section of society is much larger than official statistics show and more must be done to tackle the cost of living, major trade...
Finance minister pleads with banks not to raise interest rates again
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Monday he will have a new round of meetings with bank executives to see how lenders might refrain from...
