The government has set the “study” ministers and MPs of the ruling partyin order to equate the payrolls of the security bodies (Police, Fire Brigade, Port Authority) with those of the Armed Forcesfollowing the announcements of National Defense Minister Nikos Dendia on Friday.
According to its cross -checking information protothema.grduring tomorrow’s information by political editors, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis will “close his eye” for increases to all uniforms, but to end of the yearso it is planned to receive the extra increase in the armed forces. Competent government sources clarify that both the Armed Forces executives, as well as all uniforms, will receive April 1st on April 1 an increase of 30 euros and July 1st the increase of 100 euros from the hazard allowance. The new increase in the Armed Forces, in any case, is planned for the end of the year, possibly from 1/1/2026, so more detailed announcements about other payrolls will be made by Kyriakos Mitsotakis in September from the TIF.
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Of course, competent sources clarify that the relevant ministers (Michalis Chrysochoidis for ELAS, Vassilis Kikilias for the Port Authority, Yiannis Kefalogiannis for the Fire Brigade, should also in turn to do the same in turn. Exercise of Rotation which was also made by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias in order to announce the increases in the Armed Forces. It should be noted, in the specific case of the Armed Forces there were consultations for months with Maximus and the financial staff, while the government is facing them as an ad hoc case, as with the increases of NHS doctors.
In this light, and according to protothema.gr, according to fully cross -referenced information, there is discomfort in the highest government scales about the way they put the issue in the public debate ministers of the government, with Vasilis Kikilia opening the “dance” today on ERT and ERT. Of course, from then on, several ND lawmakers were in favor of increases in all special salaries. “The announcements are made by the prime minister and not by the ministers and always in cooperation with the financial staff,” he observed a government source.
It is, however, a political interest that the case has caused a “fever” to ND MPs, with phones from noon onwards. Former Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos made the beginning last night, supporting the uniforms’ request. In addition to ministerial interventions, another seven MPs of the ND from the “right” wing of the party intervened in favor of the request and police associations. The reason for ND parliamentary representatives Thanos Plevris and Noti Mitarakis and MPs Stelios Petsa, Dimitris Markopoulos, Andrea Katsaniotis, Fotini Arabatzis. The Vice President of the House and former Minister of Shipping Yiannis Plakiotakis also set up a similar position.
The reasons for the interventions are varied, in addition to whether these Members substantially agree with the request eg. Stelios Petsas is one of the first to put it. Some have a “privileged” audience in the ranks of the uniforms, such as Thanos Plevris, and there are also given displeasures in the wake of the recent reshuffle.
Why was the exception of the defense
Government sources, however, stand in particular in the case of the Ministry of Defense. They say that defense costs are now being treated by the EU. as an exception, and as a result of the activation of the escapement clause There are additional budgetary margins.
They also emphasize that there was a need for immediate intervention due to the small interest in admissions to the military schools, but also because of the wave of resignations in the Navy. Finally, they say that by reducing spending and cutting “graduates” by the Armed Forces, namely unnecessary “fat”, National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias found funds to proceed with the necessary earnings.
Why have there been announcements only for the Armed Forces executives about increases in their earnings
According to government sources this was done for three reasons: First, because by decisions in Europe for escape clause The possibility of fiscal flexibility focuses on defense spending, including military fees. Secondly, why the Ministry of Defense through the program “Agenda 2030»Code and applies a total wide plan to save costs with restructuring structures and services (eg cases of retirement saving payroll costs). A significant part of the budgetary expenditure of earnings increases is financially covered by the savings of the Ministry’s spending.
Thirdly, because there is a huge need to support Armed Forces executives, as there is a risk of retirement, and incentives must be granted to young people in order to prefer the armed forces for their careers and to staff military schools.
After all, the same sources explain, this was not the first time that a statement was made to only a part of public executivesas there are already special wage incentives implemented in the past months to attract doctors which will staff “barren” positions in hospitals in the NHS, as well as other provisions such as the independent taxation of the on -call NHS on January 1.
As for whether there will be income reinforcement measures for the Security bodies, The same sources point out that significant measures have already been legislated for all uniforms, including security executives (police, ports, firefighters, etc.). Already, based on the budget of 2025, the Night Compensation of the Ships has increased since January 1, and as of April 1, all the salaries of civil servants and uniforms (security forces and armed forces) are increasing by 30 euros, to assimilate their taxpayers to the public. Salary at 880 euros.
In addition to July 1, all uniforms (156,000 executives in security forces and armed forces) will be further strengthened with the Greater Conditions allowance and dangerousreceiving 100 euros per month, with estimated total budgetary costs of € 111 million for 2025 and 222 million euros for 2026.
It is a given that, as was the case with the armed forces executives, every budgetary margin and for security forces with the Thessaloniki International Exhibition.
Anyway, as has already been announced, the additional increases announced by the Minister of Defense will apply after the TIF. Overall, the government’s economic policy for the State is centrally practiced by the financial staff, under the guidance of the prime minister and not individually and fragmented and especially at the level of statements.
“Every initiative taken is the result of overall planning, including cost saving measures and in any case implemented without disturbing the country’s fiscal stability. We also recall that from 2023 to the present day the Mitsotakis government has granted increases in the State, 2.1 billion euros, equivalent to an additional 1.3 salaries for all civil servants. That is, the 13th salary has already been given and “go” to the 14th with the planned increases that will be given in the coming years, ”the same sources conclude.