“Tax cuts are actually salaries and pensions increases and for freelancers is an increase in income”
“There is a clear target for young people, families with children, in the middle class and those who are more in need, see low -income pensioners,” the Deputy Minister under the Prime Minister and a government spokesman underlined. Paul MarinakisIn an interview with ERTnews, referring to his measures, the prime minister announced at the TIF.
“Tax cuts are in fact for employees and civil servants, and pensioners, wage and pension increases and freelancers is an increase in income because the clearance that will see for 2026 and then see a clearer tax.” Complete.
Then, in response to the objections that the measures for the young people concern few, he said: “The answer is that they are not few because as I told you they are 260,000 up to 30, 70,000 of which are, to be precise, up to 25 years old. Secondly – I say – the left -wing space may have become accustomed to young people in reality but these are some very small minorities, most young people study, fight and sometimes do a second job. The third I want to say is specifically for freelancers, that they need more. I saw an answer that made me a site yesterday, a focus website: First of all the example I brought yesterday was referring to the self -employed and the young -obviously the focus needs more support and the whole industry overall But I quoted the 2019 taxes with 2025 taxes and are clearly much smaller. And most of all I want to say is that these measures have one targeting, in addition to the financial support of these people, as a whole in the younger generation. Because there are young people who are employed. There are young people who are not permanent, especially let’s say in the State, the category of teachers, the alternate teachers. These young people should also be helped in their salary. That is why these tax exemptions or tax breaks, depending on age, also refer to employed young people. That is, the corresponding ones, depending on their income, fewer reservations will be seen by young people with higher salary if they are not freelancers. “
To a question about him VAT Mr Marinakis said: “Today, Mr Petralias, the Deputy Minister of Finance, announced in total – and also submitted a relevant document – the taxes that has reduced the Mitsotakis government since 2019. And it’s 83 now. But I want to dwell from 83 to indirect taxes. To the VAT we have reduced. The last announcement made by the prime minister. 83 in total, 23 indirect. Be careful. It was 22, with VAT on the islands 23. “
“Very summary I tell you that VAT has been reduced to urban, suburban, land and rail transport from 24% to 13% and respectively in all transport: sea, air, taxis, cinemas went from 24% to 13% and then to 6% to 6%. I don’t think it’s a “sporty, a rich hobby” the cinema and all that I say. VAT in a number of public health -related goods, namely, personal hygiene, protection, filters, dialysis lines, defibrillators from 24% to 6%. The VAT rate on artworks from 24% to 13% and then to 6%. VAT ratio in coffee, not the one you drink in the shop, but the take away, from 24% to 13%. And I will say another as a young dad, as you are, in baby species from 24% to 13%. Not to mention them all. So the first thing to say is that this government has also reduced indirect taxes: one. Two: Why on the islands, in particular, above? Because, as you said, there are some specials, especially in winter, conditions that are facing and increasing the costs due to difficult transport and routes, but also because Europe allows exclusion only in island areas, “he noted.
Also explaining the government’s choice to make income tax cuts, he emphasized: “Income tax and some other direct taxes against a total of three reasons was prioritized. The first reason is the cost. If we had money for both VAT and direct taxes and everything else that the opposition says, we would obviously give it all. But there is an expenditure roof, above which if you pass – it is the 1.7 billion that had been left to give because we had already given you some money I remind you – if you pass over this point you go into surveillance. So there is a limit and if we pass it, we have a question with Europe. The second thing I want to say is that it has been shown that the reductions in indirect taxes, such as in Spain, do not pass the consumer. In Spain he was reduced by 4%, zeroed – at 0% – and had to bring him back to his previous honor and, in fact, the products were accurate. […] The direct tax we have reduced is reduced to targeted. That is, more for families, more for young people. “
For its offer Chevron He said that it is a huge news, it is a great time for the country, it is yet another proof that Greece is growing and “growing”.
“The Mitsotakis government is growing Greece by actions and the rest are left alone in words” He stressed and added:
“No one disputes the contribution of previous governments and previous energy ministers in the field of investigations, in the field of foreign policy. The state has a continuation, nor has anyone questioned Mr. Maniatis’ contribution. The truth is that in the days of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, many things were done on plans, on paper, in legislation. Therefore, neither is his own contribution in the past and previous governments, nor can one close his eyes to the fact that Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the prime minister who without false-patriotism, without crowns, but essentially, strengthens Greece. And when does he do that? It matters when. In a period of absolute uncertainty, in a period of global instability, the bar is much higher in difficulty now, than 5 years ago, 10 years ago and goes saying. “
On Turkey and the SAFE program, Mr. Marinakis said: “Greece has done something that would not be in our own hand or another country, to be absolutely in our own hand. In short, what did he do? In order for any agreement to move forward, for example, Turkey is in accordance with all countries, including apparently as an equal member of Greece. OR Greece, therefore, has the opportunity both in the beginning and in the end to block this – and it is a given that it will do so, since it concerns such a move, a country that continues and has a logical revisionism, in a nutshell. Casus Belli to remind you that Turkey is stated, the unacceptable Casus Belli against international law that all governments were against, has been formulated for thirty years. The first government, which has found the opportunity to claim and be able to be a term without compliance with nothing, is the Mitsotakis government. “
“The road, that is, to Safe, Turkey, passes through Athens,” he said.
Finally commenting on recent polls, the government spokesman said that ‘They capture an unprecedented stability and superiority of ruling party in a second four years, But we are told that we need to do even more as a government as a government and everyone in their portfolio especially on life -long costs until the elections, to achieve the goal of re -election. “