"Local spending a headache for IMF
ANKARA - The International Monetary Fund is pressing the Turkish government to cut municipality spending, according to foreign bankers who spoke on condition of anonymity. When the IMFplaced a similar request on the table in January, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said cutting local spending was ’unacceptable.’ If the issue is resolved, an accord may be imminent"
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