Permanent interventions that will improve middle -class income, with a focus on families, will include the Prime Minister’s announcements at the TIF next Saturday, the Deputy Prime Minister said. Kostis Hatzidakis, In an interview today on the Open TV station.
As the height of the interventions pointed out It will range close to 1.5 billion euros, an amount to which the “package” of $ 1 billion is added. announced in April for the return of a rent to tenants and to grant 250 euros each year to lower income pensioners.
THE K. Chatzidakis He reiterated that the emphasis will be placed on the reduction of direct taxes, because it will pass immediately to the pockets of all Greeks who pay taxes, as opposed to the reduction of indirect taxes which most of the time is encountered by the intermediaries. “We have seen it in the past and in our country and in other EU countries such as Spain, which has taken back the reduction of VAT rates. Citizens will make much greater profit than direct tax cuts. The government does not work for the “wicked” and “clever” but for the average Greek citizen, “he said.
Government Vice President noted that the government has succeeded, with lower tax rates, the state having more revenue And this is due to two main factors: first to growth that is greater than the average of the eurozone and secondly to the important steps that have taken place mainly in the last two years to limit tax evasion and evasion.
Mr Hatzidakis’ proposals for the reinstatement of the 13th salary, after noting that in the last two years, increases have been given with 1.3 salaries to civil servants, added: “Mr. Androulakis and PASOK have no good. The Ministry of National Economy has been placed that the measure, according to With European budgetary rules it costs 1.4 billion euros, Mr. Androulakis calculates about half. We also lived with SYRIZA who would tear the memorandums and with the “money”. If PASOK wants to become a SYRIZA let it do, we cannot watch what everyone is doing. We give as much as we can rely on the progress of the economy and in successes in dealing with tax evasion and we run out of margins For all categories of citizens: public and private employees, retirees, entrepreneurs. “
On the issue of OPEKEPE, Mr. Hatzidakis pointed out that – as the prime minister had pledged – today the list of “big fish” is announced, that is, those who received the largest amounts of subsidies, which will be called upon. to return the unnecessary paid and will face the consequences of the law. “It was our obligation and we do it,” he said.
Finally, in relation to Mr Tsipras’ return to the central political scene, he said that the former prime minister has previously been judged by citizens and today he is trying to convince him that he had been going better over his days. “That is, the 500,000 unemployed in 2019 have been better for finding a job today, Because then SYRIZA was a government and not the ND. And he calls on citizens to do their self -criticism because they voted against him. I do not think that Mr Tsipras’ presence will affect the New Democracy. Will become a redistribution of forces in the area of the left, Beyond that, our citizens see everyone, judge and compare. The main issue for us is to do our job in the right way, with effectiveness, seriousness, modesty and empathy, avoiding mistakes and attempting to provide practical solutions to the problems of the world. “