To citizens’ questions about accuracy, the housing and… the children were answered by the Deputy Minister under the Prime Minister and a government spokesman Paul Marinakis In the seventh in a row ‘briefing for citizens’
Mr. Marinakis also explained what was really going on with the recruitment of the invitations, but also why the rates deny the criticism of a “party of direct assignments”.
More specifically, to a question asked for accuracy He noted: “The government does not induce society with accuracy. But, indeed, society is justifiably angry at the prices it also sees in Greece and apparently people in all other countries. THE inflation It’s persistent. It seems to be deviating, but over the years there have been increases that have been pushing for household incomes a lot. What does our government do? It does two things: First, it increases income as much as possible, so that these increases are absorbed to their largest. Recently, the prime minister announced a tax reformwhere it will lead from 1st.1.2026 to the increase in salaries of civil servants, private employees, pensioners, and even those who have children, one, two and more than three, the large ones, the luxuries will see greater increases. Young people under 30 and far under 25 years old and freelancers, paying less tax at the end of the year and will, in fact, see another increase in income. We have reduced 85 direct and indirect taxeswe have created 500,000 new jobs and in this way, having increased the average salary by about 30%, we are trying to deal with prices. But we don’t just stay there. There are many who on an imported accuracy have a logical domestic profanity. There, therefore, in a Greece that did not even have a control mechanism, the DIMA was established, the TIMA was staffed, that is, the Audit Service. In the last 1.5 years only 22 million euros have been fined, 5.5 million euros of which in multinationals. We saw two big fines a few days ago in well -known supermarket chains. “
In the request to comment on a survey, on the basis of which Greeks leave their father after 30 he said: “The top issue of mortgagemaybe for some it is a bigger problem even than accuracy in food. Too many initiatives by the government. The social residence, the program “My Home I”, the program “My Home II”, tax -free for houses that are converted from short -term to long -term leasing, homes for houses, which were closed and open, too many initiatives. Over 6 billion euros these initiatives. Our goal is to drop as much houses on the market as possible. We also support students, increasing the student, housing allowance. It is not an issue that can be resolved in any country, nor in Greece, by “pressing a button”. I want to be honest with you. Those of us who stay in rent are more faced with it, and especially those who see and listen to us have a lower income or have a family with children are pressured above. What is the government trying to do? He is trying to take measures, which are in the logic of taxation. We reduce the rent tax, we give the tax -free ones I told you, to give more homes for long -term leasing, for those who rent and with programs such as “My house I” and the program “My house II” Most of our fellow citizens to find their own home. “
On the occasion of a question about the recruitmentquoted the real items. “I searched and found the elements of the invitations and you won’t believe it. The opposition is lying. For the first time is you going to tell me? 1,089 was when we received, 1,012 is today. What is this number, which as you have seen has been reduced? Are the invitations of the central government? What does the “cunning” opposition do? It presents the total number in the state, where both municipalities and regions are mentioned. There, the invites have really increased. If we count those in municipalities and regions. Why? The government rightly responded to local government demands to have more people, who would resolve citizens’ pending resolution and enabled the mayors, the regional governors to have more associates, ”the government spokesman said.
For the criticism of ‘Party of direct assignments » He commented: “A fairy tale of the opposition is that we have increased the invites. Another opposition fairy tale, which is very much liked by Mr. Androulakis, is that “there has been a party in our days, with direct assignments”. Let’s see there what the truth is against the lies of PASOK and the other parties. 2020-2025: Total amount of public procurement 64.2 billion euros. Of the 64.2 billion euros, the € 48 billion has been made by public tenders. How much do they stay for direct assignments? 25%, ie 16 billion euros. Of this percentage of 25%, only 14% come from the central government and the rest are from municipalities and regions. In a nutshell, in all public procurement these five years, just 2.35 billion euros, in five years, less than 4% of all public procurement, were made directly by the central government. I say it again, not even 4%. And this opposition says a party. ”
Paul Marinakis also answered a series of questions about Greece’s foreign policy and for the participation of the Prime Minister at the 80th UN General Assembly in New York. “There are some who tell us ‘that Turkey is doing what it wants’. That “the President Erdogan ‘took it all and left’ after the Meeting with the US President Donald Trump“. Two things hold. Greece in 2019 was demanding the F-16s and obviously the F-35s and Turkey the opposite. And today Greece is proceeding with official assurances and a specific timetable for both the F-16 and F-35 program. It is not our job to heterogenery our equipment policy, our defense policy, our foreign policy, with what is happening with other countries. But what for us is now given and once demanded, in other countries, they are now demanded and on conditional, without anything for granted. Don’t stay in the titles that some want to create. Greece has done what has not done decades in 6 years: EEZ with Italy, EEZ with Egypt. It was expanded to the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles. Chevron comes, ExxonMobil. We are proceeding with the maritime spatial planning, with the stamp of Europe the country’s far -limits are guaranteed. As for the second, because there was a lot of talk about the canceled meeting of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek Prime Minister, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, I want you to hear it well, the citizens we are in with. Greece will continue with its policy to produce results. It will continue to pursue an active policy in the field and yes, it will continue to pursue a dialogue with Turkey. It is not an end in itself, it is a pursuit. We will not change our policy, even if it bothers. We will continue our policy and continue to pursue the dialogue, “the government spokesman said.
Asked if there is a chance that in Greece, broadcasts, as it did in the US, noted: “You will be joking. It is worth reading the Report on the Rule of Law of the European Commission. All that is spread by various borders and various colleges against Greece has nothing to do with reality. In Greece there are more through ever, cumulatively, now with rules that owners in favor of workers and journalists must adhere to. A few days ago I met with the OSCE ambassador responsible for these issues, who said that Greece has made things reality that are demanded in many other European countries. We remove provisions against journalists, such as mere defamation in the Criminal Code. We establish idiom of crimes for threats against sportswriters. We implement a very important program for the safety and support of journalists. Actions, which are a guide to many other European countries. “
Regarding his view of the new US Ambassador of America in Greece, Kimberly Gilfail He said: “I think, based on statements he had made about the country, how much he expects to come to make our relationship with our strategic ally, the United States of America even more substantially, makes us optimistic about this new chapter. Soon, according to the official briefing, it will be in our country. “
To the question ‘How many children do you want to do’ He replied: “In an ideal life that would be many problems solved, which we do not even have and I know, that many who see us have much more than us, I would definitely want to have three children. So as is the situation, overall, for a young couple, a child’s growth is the most difficult task and definitely the most beautiful. So, for the time being, I care about, with my wife, to give what we can to our son and God has. “