Ex-finance minister says ceiling on state payroll growth essential
Constantinos Petrides: ‘we are embarking on a similar course that led to the 2013 haircut’ Former finance minister Constantinos Petrides has slammed what he says...
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides
Our View: Petrides is right – the Akamas plan is a mess
A few days before departing from the finance ministry, Constantinos Petrides, to his credit, spoke out against the government’s proposed compensatory measures for landowners who...
Petrides hits back at CBS for promulgating old news
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday accused US news network CBS of promulgating old news after its 60 Minutes programme this week pointed the finger...
Cyprus can adapt to changing circumstances, says finance minister
Cyprus has a new growth model that can adapt to changing conditions, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Monday evening, speaking at an event organised...
Challenging year ahead for economy
Next year will be difficult for economy amidst inflation, high energy prices and deglobalisation, said Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Wednesday. Speaking at a conference...
Petrides hits back over Cyprus rally, promises audit.
A row over the state’s refusal to sponsor the Cyprus Rally at WRC and ERC level over the next four years escalated on Friday amid...
Cyprus: Cost of living problems likely to persist
The government’s budget estimates for 2022 now look way out of line The cost of living crisis afflicting households and businesses in Cyprus and...
Public employees seek raising of tax threshold
Public employees’ unions have written to finance minister Constantinos Petrides asking for the raising of the income tax threshold as well as other tax relaxations....
Anastasiades, Petrides defend recovery scheme, take swipe at opposition (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades said Tuesday the country needed serious leaders and not deniers of progress who always said ‘no’, as the government traded barbs with...
EU recovery funds could be gamechanger for reforms, Petrides says
FINANCE Minister Constantinos Petrides hopes that the recovery and resilience plan being prepared by the government apart from absorbing close to a billion euros from...
