Izmit Municipality reported a surplus of 73 million TL in its 2024 budget. This reflects the success of CHP municipalities in maintaining financial discipline.

CHP council member Serdar Atasever stated that the municipality's revenues exceeded its expenditures. Izmit Municipality generated 2 billion 60 million TL in revenue while expenditures were 1 billion 987 million TL.

Atasever noted that only Izmit and Gebze reported budget surpluses, while all other municipalities reported deficits. Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality had a budget deficit of 1 billion 536 million TL.

Atasever highlighted that AKP municipalities in Kocaeli reported a total deficit of 2 billion 450 million TL. This situation poses a serious issue for financial management.

As the CHP group, they emphasized the importance of maintaining such financial discipline and managing taxpayer money correctly.