the amount of €5.7 million will be paid by the state in the year 2022 to cover the payroll of consultants-associates of state and elected officials who are hired summarily and away from the spotlight in South Cyprus Presidential, the Parliament and the ministerial offices.
The above official information emerges from the state budget for the year 2022, which was submitted to parliament a few days ago for a vote.
It should be noted that these recruitments are not announced because they are considered political appointments and secrets.
It is for this reason that in recent years the relevant funds have been blocked by the opposition parties when the state budget is voted in parliament, precisely in order to inform MPs who are hired as advisers mainly to the Presidential, by whom as well as about the amount of their salaries.
Therefore, through the information that the Executive Authority must provide to the Parliament at the beginning of January of each year, all these recruitments of consultants-associates with names and addresses are made known.
