On the contrary, the government is doing, according to the Minister of Justice, the government, according to the Minister of Justice, George Floridiswith the amendment on the limitations of debtors in a statement of property of politicians and their surrogate persons in terms of participation in companies based abroad.
“We do the opposite of what they support. We close the door, “Mr Floridis told SKAI on Thursday morning, noting that” the debate in the bill that includes the amendment lasted 11 hours, and at 10 of them – although the issue was entitled – nobody raised it. Suddenly I was informed that a statement was released SYRIZA Outside that “something strange brought by Floridis”.
Then the justice minister explained what the amendment includes by reading the text that states that:
– All politicians (prime minister, ministers, deputy ministers, MPs, MEPs, those who manage party finances, political party leaders, general and special secretaries of the House and the Government, Regional Governors and Mayors), are prohibited from having any company.
- Judges, Prosecutors, Decentralized Administration Coordinators, Presidents, Commanders, State Credit Institutions, Deputy Mayors, Presidents and Members of the Municipal Economic Committees, etc. Shore), in countries-tax paradises and in countries that do not cooperate with taxation with Greece.
– The prohibitions of case (2) also apply to persons related to the persons (politicians) of the case (1).
“What do people want for politicians? Do they and their relatives be under transparency? What does this mean? Be in a country where Greece has a tax relationship. He cannot have a relative of business in special tax countries and in a country that has no tax relationship with Greece, ”concluded Mr. Floridis.
The amendment
The proposed arrangement maintains the horizontal prohibition of the participation of the persons referred to in Article 8 (1) of Law 3213/2003 (A ‘309) (Prime Minister, Heads of Political Parties represented by a national European Parliament as well as those who receive state funding, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers Economics of the above political parties, General and Special Secretaries of the House and the General Government, Regional Governors and Mayors) to foreign -based companies. However, with regard to spouses, spouses, persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement, first -degree relatives, as well as any other natural or legal person who could be regarded as acting, for any reason, on behalf of or in accordance with or at the forefront of the above persons, as above. Law, it needs rationalization, it refers to the explanatory memorandum. This is also noted, because the above persons who simply are personally linked to politicians have not chosen such a political activity themselves; it is therefore more proportional to prohibit not to participate not in any company based abroad, but only in those who have a real or state -owned state -owned company. of the Income Tax Code (Law 4172/2013, A ‘167), and that of the Ministerial Decisions, issued under the above provisions and are in force at all times. ”The objective of the promoted regulation, as stated in the report, are rationalized by the possibility of participating in companies.
Opposition reactions
Referring to the amendment the parliamentary representative of PASOK-NINAL Dimitris Mantzos spoke of an amendment “which legitimizes the concealment of interests of politicians through third parties, which seriously weakens the transparency control mechanism of politicians, is not offset by additional control mechanisms, with a” wherever “statement or tools reinforcement.
As he said, this is “an amendment that introduces a dangerous retreat in the field of transparency and prevention of interplay”, asking the government: “What do you legislate? For whom did you deposit your night amendment? How do we protect the credibility of the political system? “
For his part, SYRIZA in a statement referring to a “scandalous amendment”, arguing that “it now allows the spouses and children of government members to establish or run foreign companies”.
All SYRIZA’s announcement on the amendment
In the night, like the thief, the Mitsotakis government has placed a scandalous amendment to the draft law of the Ministry of Justice, which is being discussed today (14/5) in plenary.
And Mr. Floridis was invoked by … transparency!
So much transparency that with the overwhelming amendment it now allows spouses and children of government members to establish or run foreign companies.
It thus leaves the indirect involvement of related politicians in offshore companies open, as long as there is no regulatory framework, so that companies that are in partnerships with Greece tax states are not related to third parties, which are in tax havens.
It is obvious that the government’s intention to allow the establishment and management of companies abroad for politicians (by spouses, children and parents of politicians).
It is recalled that the SYRIZA government in 2016 wanted to identify the vague term “offshore companies” that existed in the legislation and adapt it to non -cooperative tax states. The law then changed and included all companies based abroad and not just non -cooperative tax or favorable tax regime.
Today, the ND government in the “Moulechta” has lifted the ban that has been in force for the last 9 years and for Mr Floridis is simply… Wednesday.