“The boundaries – by specific political forces – have been overcome”
The National Strategy for Regional and Local Development, the middle class support measures and the activity of former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are the issues that the deputy minister responds to the prime minister. Thanasis Kontogeorgis, In an interview with the newspaper “Parapolitika”.
And first for the visits of government scales across the country, “Greece is not only Athens, and Greece cannot exist without the region. And no matter how it sounds, today it is more real and necessary than ever, “says the Deputy Minister than the Prime Minister, adding:”Indeed, in recent months we have enhanced dialogue and cooperation between government, self -government and local bodies. The government is in every place to talk about what unites us, what we are concerned about for today and tomorrow. We are developing a local development plan for every county of the country, a common commitment of cooperation between the central government and each region, so that we can reach the national strategy for regional and local development, a roadmap for the whole country. A plan that creates the conditions so that every person can, if he wants, stay or return to the place where he was born and create there. “
Asked about upcoming middle -class support measures, he replies that “economic growth gains value when it has visible results in the daily lives of citizens. Since 2019 we have reduced dozens of taxes and permanently reinforce income in public and private sectors. In the same direction we will continue in 2026 to further enhance the middle class and tax exemptions, which we believe will enhance even more employment. At the same time, we are intensifying our efforts with new policies to address accuracy and housing issue. “
For the political climate, Th. Kontogeorgis notes that “The government is interested in having a rational opposition, with which it can be constructively discussing away from a climate of political acidity. But the boundaries – by specific political forces – have been overcome. The edges are united in a divisive reason that damages our country. “
While especially for former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, he accuses him of “It attempts to maintain the current, the itself toxic and divisive with sometimes and very vague. Mr Tsipras is an expression of a perception that has nothing to do with modern Greece, its needs and prospects, ”he concludes.