“We have returned to the factory arrangements of the period 2019-2023, with tax reduction agenda and sober political ratio.” With this phrase, superior government source summoned last night The speech of Kyriakos Mitsotakis From the TIF step, with which the prime minister has attempted a complete political reassignment and described the most important tax reform for many years.
Prime Minister’s central argument is that Tax cuts do not constitute a subsidy policy, On the contrary, the government can return a dividend of sustainable growth to citizens, always with respect to fiscal balances. The package was strategically oriented to “catch” many and not a few meters, but with meaningful interventions. For the first time since the start of his term of office, Mr Mitsotakis announced a comprehensive intervention of tax rates, proposing families with children, for which the reduction in the scales will be extremely important, and in some cases will reach the nihilism. It is a choice with a clear ideological sign, given the accuracy, which families face on a daily basis, but also the fact that the employees were the unjust of lightering of previous years.
Few, however, were left out of the perimeter of the relief. The pensioners will see the personal difference It is reset in two years, along with the increases that should be expected for 2026. Freelancers will also benefit their income, although the presumptions and corporate tax are not reduced to 22%.
Special parameter was the reference to young people up to 30 years of age, who have particular difficulties in the cost of living. The tax -free announcement for the first 20,000 euros for citizens up to 25 years old and the significant tax reduction for those between 26 and 30 years is a given choice for the government to “open” to younger citizens, even if they were never a privileged public for the ND. On the contrary, pensioners or uniforms, who traditionally gave high rates to the ND, have heard announcements that significantly improve their income.
With the slogan this year: “We put Greece high! We care about all Greeks! “KM in his tenth appearance at TIF (the first in 2016), chose to give a modest speech, proving that he is aware of the problems facing citizens, the average Greek family, the workers, the young, the retirees, the freelancers and the first to stay with his first appearance, The beginning of his career policy. He recalled that the ND remains the faction of economic freedom and that he believes in reducing taxes as a tool for growth and reinforcement of income.
At the same time, Mr. Mitsotakis also targeted in the region, with the announcement of ENFIA’s substantial elimination in the villages up to 1,500 inhabitants, as well as the announcement. to reduce 30% of VAT on acrimonious islands (Dodecanese, NE Aegean, etc.) up to 20,000 inhabitants.
New environment, well -known recipe
Mr Mitsotakis is now particularly politically experienced and knows that the government is facing deterioration for a variety of reasons. High cost of living, scandalous cases, reformary fatigue constitute a dangerous cocktail for every government in the second four years. In all, Mr Mitsotakis attempted to respond with a proven recipe that gave him two self -reliance in 2019 and 2023. The environment is certainly not the same today, but Mr Mitsotakis seeks to test the government’s political reassignment and its reconnection with critical groups.
It is indicative of this strategy that the measures are horizontal, which is the first time for families, and in the region and decentralization, young people, retirees, freelancers – are measures that take society as a whole. According to government officials, healthy surpluses return as a dividend of growth to society and even on a horizontal basis.
Consensus and messages
It should not go unnoticed that Mr Mitsotakis adopted another political style, away from toxicity of the period, of course, pre -nominating the ND as the basic choice for political stability. However, he cut off the debate “Mitsotakis or Chaos” and the logic that for a third four years the ND should be voted on by the logic of “not optimal”. As he explained, the measure of comparison and crisis for him is not what the opposition does or do not do, but what his own government is doing. It remains to be seen if this is enough for ND to correct its political deterioration, re -establishing voters who have been directed to the “gray zone”.
Mr Mitsotakis at the same time appeared consensual, attempting a ran in the style of the opposition. Promoted and Four basic reforms for the National Bachelor’s Degree, the new NHS, the subordination of urban planning to the Land Registry and the new energy planning, which go beyond government circles and require wider consensus. The prime ministerial staff has no illusions that they can be achieved at ease, but Mr Mitsotakis attempts to remind the center of the audience because he has supported him on quite critical milestones.
Of course, Mr Mitsotakis does not ignore the wider political and social environment. So he made sure to send a clear message about the ‘Varies from the past’ who returns to their “sponsors”, and he made it clear shortly afterwards that the state has the opportunity to put them with anyone, no matter how strong they may be.