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Ad. Georgiadis: The government is considering the extension of the fuel pass

The possibility of extending the fuel pass is being considered by the government, as stated by the Minister of Development and Investment ‘Adonis Georgiadis, in an interview today, on the radio station “REAL FM”, while regarding the research carried out on fuel prices, he said that it is waiting for the data from the refineries to be processed by the service, and in addition, extraordinary inspections have started at the 30 gas stations with the highest prices and at the transport companies.

Specifically, the minister, commenting on the current news on fuel prices, noted: “The situation with fuel is very difficult. This is the reality. Ministry of Hellenic Petroleum and Motor Oil and we are waiting for the data to be given by the 23rd of the month so that the service can process them, as we have started extraordinary inspections in the first 30 gas stations of the country, I mean with the highest prices. The same goes for transport companies. “So, at the moment we are talking, our service controls the entire fuel supply chain.”

“Everything we do we do well and with the utmost rigor to keep prices from rising further. That does not mean we will not have higher fuel prices. Fuel prices are rising for objective reasons. Because the rise is happening at the same time. “Crude oil prices, the fall in the value of the euro against the dollar and the lack of gasoline because Russian refineries do not export.”

“Traditionally the month with the highest fuel prices every year is May. Why does this happen? Because in May everyone makes very big fuel purchases to fill and fill their tanks in anticipation of summer and so it is in great demand. If “Look at the fuel cycle, the worst month is May, so you see the very high prices now. Of course it will be a bit lower in the summer.”

On the possibility of reducing fuel taxes, he said: “We have received the largest financial aid measure for electricity in the entire European Union, by a very large margin. There is no country in Europe that pays for electricity what Greece pays.” .

“As far as fuel tax cuts are concerned, some European countries have indeed done it, but not most, four countries have done it. The rest have not done it for the same reasons that we do not.

“What does SYRIZA say? To reduce taxes, to reduce VAT and to increase allowances. That is, to reduce state revenues and increase expenditures. This is what it says in a country that has the largest debt-to-GDP ratio. He says this at a time when lending rates in the decade for both Greece and other countries have risen sharply, and he says this at a time when it is being debated whether or not the central bank will raise interest rates. It will, in turn, provoke a new round of rising interest rates. ‘ unprecedented storm that we describe, in the target of the markets? Do we take them seriously? olit and the poor? We experienced it 10 years ago. It is not far”.

Regarding the collection of fines imposed for notoriety, the minister noted: “The fines are collected by AADE. Based on its data, most have already been collected. That is, the companies to which we imposed fines, did not go to court, they paid them. a rain of fines follows “.

“I am not happy to impose fines, but we have to send a clear message to the market that we will never allow anyone to win this crisis. The message from the government and from me personally is very clear. The reason we went to the refineries the day before yesterday, which has never happened before, is because I want to explain to everyone that we are not just going to chase the little ones and leave the big ones. at the time of the obligation not to speculate “.

On whether the fuel pass will be extended in June, he noted: “We are over a month, a month and we see the evolution. I believe that in the end yes”.

Regarding the statement of Mr. Alexis Tsipras that “the government will be forced to go to the polls” the minister commented: “Because I heard before Mr. Tsipras, I would say that he should bring a little less joy for the fact that the planet is moving in a huge I understand that politically it can be a divine gift to him that suddenly the planet has found itself in such great difficulty and therefore, this obviously makes Greece difficult, but you should not rejoice over it. It is bad. “It’s not a profit. So now, in terms of what will happen. The Prime Minister has been appointed so many times that I think it is tedious to repeat the same.”

Regarding the purchase of F-35 aircraft, he said: “I wish Greece manages to get an F-35 squadron. we could ensure stability and peace for the Greek people for many decades to come, that is, it is a weapon that gives you enormous air superiority and, combined with everything else, makes us really powerful. to do anything against Greece.

Now, in terms of the economic dimension, this government handles public finances with great responsibility. So let no one worry. “Any order for the F-35s will be made within our budget and not outside.”

“One of the strongest criticisms leveled by SYRIZA through Ms. Ahtsioglou, Mr. Skourletis and Mr. Tsipras himself shortly before on REAL FM, is that the Prime Minister’s trip would have been successful if they had made an explicit commitment from the Americans that Turkey will not get the F-16s. So the official opposition argument is that if Turkey gets the F-16s, that is very important for our relationship and balance in the Aegean, and he considers it good because At the same time that this party says that it is extremely important that Turkey does not get the F-16s, at the same time the same party says that it is not important for Greece to get the F-35s. both and this shows the hypocrisy of SYRIZA “.

Finally, when asked about Lockheed Martin’s expression of interest in ODA, he said: “For about a year and a half now, I have been tasked with finding a solution for ODA’s future. What I can tell you right now is that these discussions are confidential. character, is that we have indeed been in extensive discussions with Lockheed Martin for several months now.

Lockheed Martin is currently ODA’s best customer. Almost all of the programs, except for the Air Force, are owned by Lockheed Martin and Lockheed Martin is today the largest company of its kind in the world by a huge margin of second. “So, if we could get a company of this level to join ODA, that would obviously be a huge success.”

Source: Capital

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