Ad. Georgiadis: The moves in the economy must be made carefully, we can not announce measures every week

The meetings of the financial staff are consecutive for the measures that the government can take to deal with the accuracy, with the VAT reductions in some basic food items being one of the considered scenarios.

This was noted by the Minister of Development and Investment ‘Adonis Georgiadis, in an interview today, on the REAL radio station, emphasizing that “the movements in the economy must be done carefully, we can not announce measures every week”.

More specifically, on fuel prices and the adoption of new measures, the minister said: “The government recognizes that there is a problem in the world with fuel prices. We are trying to find a solution that fits our budget and at the same time helps our fellow citizens. “I do not know what the solution will be. We have a series of meetings with the financial staff this week to see the numbers and what can really be done. No one thinks there are easy solutions or hidden money.”

“VAT cuts on some basic food items are one of the scenarios under consideration. But whatever measures we take in favor of the world to alleviate it must be very well calculated so as not to cause concern in the markets that our government is shaking the bank for political reasons. If the markets made such a decision, it would have a sharp increase in the country’s lending rates, therefore an increase in banks’ lending rates, therefore an increase in the lending rates of businesses and households that have loans to banks. “We would give them on the one hand, we would lose on the other. The moves in the economy must be made carefully, we can not announce measures every week.”

Novartis

For Novartis, the minister stated that: “Why SYRIZA adopts all the defensive allegations of some defendants and is involved and thus accuses the Greek justice, leaves me speechless.”

“SYRIZA turned against me, Mr. Samaras, Mr. Loverdos, Mr. Avramopoulos, Mr. Pikramenos, Mr. Venizelos, etc. It never turned against NOVARTIS. This has only been done by us “NOVARTIS made a profit under SYRIZA, while it lost at a time under Georgiadis.”

“When a member of parliament and even a cousin of the former Prime Minister, Mr. George Tsipras, comes out and says so lightly on TV that money has not been found in me, he does not accuse me as much as the Financial Prosecutor. Because in essence what does he say? that there is a financial prosecutor and a financial prosecutor in the whole, who, while seeing suspicions of crime, for reasons of cover-up do not investigate me, that is, the official opposition party publicly tells the Greek people “do not trust justice.” Are these serious things? “.

There is no chance of a “hot” episode

Regarding the possibility of a “hot” episode with Turkey, the minister said: “There is no possibility of a” hot “episode, do not play Erdogan’s game. The” hot “episodes are not announced, the” hot “episodes take place. “Mr. Erdogan announces it every other day, it shows that he has found them dark by Kyriakos Mitsotakis. That is the reality.”