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Friday, June 29, 2007

Turkish government turns on the money taps ahead of election

"Turkish government turns on the money taps ahead of election
Markets had reacted well to the call for early general elections in Turkey, hoping that this could prevent populist policies impacting on the budget.

ANKARA - A series of recent measures taken by the government in the lead up to the July 22 general election ranging from increasing public workers wages to delaying the repayment by farmers of their debts is estimated to have cost more than 11 billion YTL."

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