A. Georgiadis: We will achieve the extremely ambitious goals in investments

We will achieve the extremely ambitious goals, in terms of investments, set by the budget, said the Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis, during the discussion of the budget in Parliament and referred to the “firsts” of Greece in absorbing the NSRF and growth rates.

“When the government took over, Greece was in 35th place in the index for foreign direct investment. This year we are in the top 10. This is measurable. When we took responsibility, Greece was in 19th place in the absorption of the NSRF. Today it is in 1st place: When we took over the government responsibility, Greece never in its history, was the first to receive the approval of the new NSRF compared to all other EU countries. Today, Greece is the only country whose new NSRF has been approved “and we will be the first to launch the sectoral programs, from all European countries”, said Adonis Georgiadis.

The Minister of Development and Investment said that Greece in 2020 had the forecast, from all institutions and the Commission, that due to its great dependence on tourism, it will have the biggest recession in the entire eurozone. “Greece was 4th from the end, this is a success, when they had us last in the forecast with a difference. This year Greece is the 1st in quarterly level, in the eurozone and in 9th month the 2nd. It is now absolutely clear that Greece will “At the end of 2021, it will be among the only three EU countries that will have covered all the damage of 2020 in one year. The other 24 countries will not have achieved what little Greece has achieved,” Adonis said. Georgiadis and commented sharply: “Everything I say is not theories. It is not if I have a shrill voice, it is not if I was a book seller, it is not if someone likes me, it is not if someone dislikes me, it is not if I am short, it is not I’m tall! These are the numbers! Well, the budget can not but talk about them! Unless there is a global conspiracy, here we are not talking about a list of skin. , UBS, all the international financial press Bloomberg, the Financial Times! Everyone eats from the Petsa list! That’s what you believe. Go on like this. But do not be surprised if we give you 10 and 12 points in each poll. We give you 10 and 12 points because you are talking in another reality “.

The minister stressed that unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in 12 years and wondered: “In any case. If there was all this poverty, all this misery, why do they all vote for us? Are they masochists? Everyone lives in misery and poverty. and they vote for us and they vote for us again. How is it done? So get serious “!

Finally, Mr. Georgiadis presented comparative data on the performance of the current government with the previous government in investments: “SYRIZA government, in the 2018 budget a goal was set to increase investments by 11.4%. ELSTAT recorded a decrease of 4.3% In the 2019 budget, the SYRIZA government aimed at an increase of 11.9% in the first quarter, minus 7.5%. In the second quarter, minus We were going to drop 20 points in 2019. The elections of 2019 and the third quarter of 2019 plus 14%, the fourth quarter of 2019 plus 15% are taking place and we managed to close marginally positively, this was because the economic climate changed Despite the pandemic, we did not lose any of the investment, we remained steadfast in what we had achieved in 2019, on an annual basis.We are coming in 2021, and that nurtures honor for the entire financial staff, because the investment policy is Overall, in 2021 we will close with an increase in investments of 11.7%. This is our best performance since 2006. And the target in 2022 to increase investment, if achieved, and I promise it will be achieved, is 21.9%. If this happens, it will be the best performance of Greece in 27 years “.