Filenews 1 February 2022
A six-hour work stoppage from 7am to 1pm was announced by POAT – POVEK for Monday, February 7th as a sign of protest against the non-inclusion of the Urban Taxi sector in the one-off sponsorship announced by the Minister of Finance.
The gathering will take place at central points of the cities and at the airports of Larnaca and Paphos.
In a statement, POAT - POVEK states that despite the correspondence it had with the competent Ministries and despite the many arguments it developed, it has surprised to "hear the minister's announcement about the one-off sponsorship 2022 with which it leaves the urban taxi sector out of the categories it has announced".
He states that "the pandemic continues to affect to a very large extent the taxi industry, since from 1/11/2021 until today 70% of tourist units and tourist accommodation are closed and will continue to be until April 2022 resulting in an 85% reduction in turnover".
