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AKEL criticizes government for proposed waste tax perceived as citizens' burden
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- The Cypriot Parliament recently rejected legislation for a municipal waste landfill tax that would have introduced a charge of €10 per tonne for waste disposal.
- The rejection leads to a potential loss of €23 million in European Union funding aimed at addressing Cyprus's landfill crisis.
- The political party AKEL criticized the proposed tax, describing it as a "blue tax" that unfairly shifted the cost of governmental failures onto citizens.
- AKEL's statement emphasized that the tax was not an environmentally friendly initiative, but rather an inadequate response to waste management issues.
- The landfill tax proposal has generated significant debate regarding the handling of municipal waste in Cyprus.
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