Finance ministry permanent secretary made acting tax commissioner
Parliament on Thursday passed a law empowering the permanent secretary of the finance ministry to act as, and assume the duties of, the Tax Commissioner...
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Audit chief suggests casino passports were granted on basis of false data
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides suggested that 18 citizenships granted to people linked to the company that won the casino resort concession in 2019 had been based...
Ministries urged to limit spending to bare necessities (Updated)
The finance ministry has issued a circular to all ministries asking them to limit spending to the bare necessities after the rejection of the state...
Finance ministry warns against any more changes to foreclosure processes
Any extension of the freezing of foreclosures until the end of the year or beyond, would bring potential negative effects and disproportionate costs to both...
Russia initiates scrapping of taxation deal with Cyprus (updated)
By Elias Hazou and Philippe Orphanides Russia’s finance ministry said Monday it would initiate a process to scrap an agreement with Cyprus aimed at avoiding...
Coronavirus: FinMin asks other ministries to make cutbacks
The finance ministry has asked other ministries to cut non-essential operating and developments expenditure, as the government seeks to dampen the fiscal effects of the...
State preparing to counter risk of public service pay cuts being reinstated, Petrides says
The treasury is preparing reaction scenarios should the Supreme Court uphold the ruling of the Administrative Court on the unconstitutionality of cuts in salaries and...
Cyprus and Egypt renew 1993 deal for elimination of double taxation
Cyprus and Egypt have signed a new agreement for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of fiscal...
Proposal floated to abolish annual company levy, state says no
The House commerce committee on Tuesday proposed abolishing the €350 annual levy on registered companies but the finance ministry said the tax would stay as...
Finance ministry seeks buildings to purchase for government needs
The finance ministry is calling for expressions of interest from legal or natural persons for the purchase of buildings to cover the housing needs of...
