UBP Nicosia MP Ahmet Savaşan criticized the attitudes of the opposition and trade unions on the “Draft Law on the Unification of Municipalities (special)”, “Municipalities (amendment) Bill” and “Municipalities Amendment Bill” and said “we are trying to make, they are trying to break”.

Member of the Republican Assembly, Administrative, Public and Health Affairs Committee, UBP Nicosia MP Ahmet Savaşan made statements on his personal social media account about the (special) Draft Law on the Unification of Municipalities.

In his statement, Savaş underlined that with the regulations to be made in the laws related to municipalities, no one will be stopped from their jobs, the rights arising from collective labor agreements will be maintained, even further improved in favor of the employees, and both state contributions and their own local revenues will be increased in order to provide municipalities with a sustainable structure.

UBP MP Ahmet Savaşan’s statement is as follows:

“WE TRY TO BUILD, THEY TRY TO BREAK!”

“The unions, who until yesterday were happy with the law on municipalities, have decided to gather in front of the parliament to block the law we will pass today. The opposition, on the other hand, has gone to court for the elections that were not held in June... They are doing nothing... We are trying to build and they are trying to destroy. We have neither heard their proposals nor seen any positive contribution... This is the last straw...

With the amendments we will make to the laws on municipalities:

*No one will be stopped from working,

*The rights arising from collective bargaining agreements will be maintained and even improved in favor of employees,

*In order to make municipalities sustainable, both state contributions and their own local revenues will be increased...”