Bill to extend fine payment deadline to 90 days to go to parliamentary vote

A bill which will extend the deadline for the payment of fines from 30 days to 90 days will be voted upon by parliament next Thursday.

The bill was submitted by Disy MPs Fotini Tsiridou and Onoufrios Koullas, seeks to amend the out-of-court settlement of offences law.

Under the current system, fines increase by 50 per cent if unpaid within 15 days. The new bill, if passed, will set the