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Against government – opposition for the amendment for the emergency financial support of vulnerable social groups

The amendment of the Ministry of Labor on the terms and conditions of granting extraordinary financial aid to vulnerable social groups, was at the center of controversy in Parliament, between the government and the opposition, with the former talking about support measures without the risk of fiscal derailment and second to characterize them as crumbs and inadequate.

The parliamentary representative of ND, Giannis Vroutsis, stressed that “there is no parked money” and added that the government has supported, and will continue to support vulnerable households, always within the financial margins so as not to derail the fiscal stability of the country.

“We are facing two global events, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. In this crisis, the government, and had immediate reflexes, and immediately reacted, supporting vulnerable social groups with measures amounting to 44 billion euros. This money They are not parked somewhere, but they are from Greek taxpayers’ money. You can not accuse us of reduced social sensitivity. stability of the country “, Mr. Vroutsis stated characteristically and added:

“The amendment implements our announcements and commitments that we will always support vulnerable social groups, those who are most economically weak, with measures amounting to 370 million euros. This financial support is not cheap, it is paid by the state budget from its sweat “Greek taxpayer. The Ministry of Finance has measured everything, and is holding the economic helm of the country with such stability, so that the country is not derailed.”

“Today, the Mitsotakis government must hold the helm of the country firmly, seriously and responsibly so that there is no fiscal derailment. It must keep Greece upright, so that it can move forward before and after the end of the war,” Voutsis concluded. .

For his part, the parliamentary representative of SYRIZA, Andreas Xanthos, accused the government that “it has no basic contact with reality and the new explosion of economic inequalities” while he attributed to it that “in the huge problem of citizens’ survival, there is a big plan deficit , but also its complete silence in Europe and in the critical forums, where decisions are made “.

Mr. Xanthos also spoke about “inaction and ineffective interventions of the government”, which, as he said, does not proceed with structural measures to shape prices and address the pressure that is uncontrollable.

“Major crises cannot be tackled by this government, because it does not believe in policies, equality, social justice, wealth redistribution and state intervention. All government officials do is use extreme toxic elements in political confrontation, using them as tools. always “, claimed Mr. Xanthos.

KINAL parliamentary representative Evangelia Liakouli described the emergency measures to strengthen vulnerable social groups as “crumbs”, stressing that “according to opinion polls, it turns out that 75% of citizens have not felt any relief from the government’s measures.”

“You have obviously turned a blind eye to the interests, choosing to support them instead of the citizens. You are playing a big game for the money trees. You are a government of seeing and doing,” he said. the biggest so-called ‘support extensions’ as you say, without reaching the citizens “.

Ms. Liakouli concluded by saying that “you are the government of hesitation and ambivalence and you can not point a finger at us, when you did nothing in the EU which referred at the end of May for any measures to address the energy crisis. We saw the unprecedented, to celebrate the Prime Minister because his proposal was accepted to include in the EU proposals only thoughts on whether there is something useful to be implemented.At the same time you are celebrating, the Iberian Peninsula has managed to exclude itself from the EU, “And from the first week they have already announced measures to support society. But you close your eyes.”

The parliamentary representative of the Hellenic Solution, Vassilis Viliardos, spoke of “the wrong economic policy of the government, which leaves the citizens completely defenseless against the consequences of the energy crisis and the sharp rise in prices, leading them to complete impoverishment.” At the same time, he reiterated his party’s proposals, which include, among other things, “support for tourism and the primary sector, reduction of VAT on basic necessities, energy and insurance contributions, ceiling on rents and control of the energy market”.

“Unless the measures we propose are launched immediately, it is impossible for the vast majority of Greeks to survive. But the government is not listening. It has wasted 44 billion euros on unnecessary ‘lock down’ and claims that it has no budget, despite the “The measures we are proposing do not burden the state budget,” he said. “It is clear that the current crisis is multifaceted and has nothing to do with previous crises. The war in Ukraine and the only sanctions imposed on Russia will take years, so the crisis is more threatening and dangerous. It will last for years, and we must be especially careful in taking timely and appropriate measures, because lenders “.

“There were and there are solutions. The time has come for zero for Greece, but the government seems to be unable to understand it,” concluded Mr. Billiardos.

The parliamentary representative of MeRA25, Kleon Grigoriadis, spoke about “communication tricks and mockery of the government with crumbs”, while he pointed out that “the 27,000 objections made to the previous allowance show the poverty and despair of the Greek citizens”.

“The hungry loaves are dreaming. That is why they are protesting. And it is a proof that the allowance of 200 euros must be extended because they can not survive”, stressed Mr. Grigoriadis.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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