As an objective treaty they see the lack of fiscal space in the Pentagon on the occasion of the EU re -equipment through the “Safe” program, following what was said yesterday by the Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendiaat the meeting of the Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs Parliamenton the subject of bill To utilize the real estate of Armed forces.
In this context, the Ministry of National Defense rejects any peak dimension to the Ministry of Finance, on the occasion of relevant publications, underlining the close cooperation between Nikos Dendia and the Minister of National Economy, Kyriakos Pierrakakisas well as the Deputy Minister, Thanos Petralia respectively. In fact, Mr. Petralias was in the late week at the Pentagon, investigating them existing possibilitiesin collaboration with the Minister of National Defense and the military leadership.
It should be noted that Mr Dendias, during yesterday’s position on the House Committee, explained that “for the Ministry of National Defense the” Safe “track of” Rearm Europe ” – I remind the” Safe “is 150 billion, the remainder is $ 150 billion. Low lending, indeed, with a period of grace and long repayment. “
‘There is no fiscal space’
“If you see in the BAE the payment program already in force Ministry of Defense Against previous obligations – not programs that we are currently running in the long run – you will see that in the next three years (I remind you of “Safe” for four years), the fiscal space is non -existing and a minimum fiscal space is created in the fourth year, which in fact does not have a meaning ” In these four years, then for us, in the Ministry of National Defense, the Regulation could have a meaning. If this is not done, I can’t do anything. It has no meaning what I want, what I don’t want. I can’t, there is no budgetary space. “
At the same time, “we are in a negotiation with the Treasury. What is the motive of the Ministry of Finance? The interest rate difference between the “Safe” interest rate and another loan. That is why he is looking for an additional fiscal space, ”Mr Dendias announced, concluding for the Ministry of Finance that” if he gives it to us, then we will try to bring forward programs that we have already and have already been announced. We are not going to invent new programs. We know what the country needs in the coming years to enter this regulation. If not, we can’t get in. “