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Al. Tsipras: The government should stop pretending to be the traffic warden of the cartels

The “economic suffocation” in which households and businesses have fallen due to the wave of accuracy was at the center of the discussions that the president of SYRIZA Progressive Alliance, Alexis Tsipras, had today with consumers and shopkeepers in the market of Nice.

“It would be good for Mr. Mitsotakis and his ministers to come out of the protection of their offices, out of the closed jar, and to walk one day in a popular area. In any area of ​​the country they want. To talk to the little ones. and medium-sized entrepreneurs, with the common people “, noted Al. Tsipras after visiting the market of Nice.

“The market is groaning. Small and medium-sized enterprises are in despair. Citizens are seeing their purchasing power shrink. Accuracy is now creating suffocating conditions for the average household. Gasoline is climbing to 2 euros. Electricity prices are rising by two or three.” “Neither households nor businesses can afford it,” he said, commenting that “there is no going back” and stressing the need “today for the government to stop pretending to be the cartel’s traffic warden and give way.”

“Today, now, the minimum wage must be raised to 800 euros to boost employees’ incomes and move the market. Today, now, there must be intervention to de-escalate PPC tariffs. To reduce the Excise Tax on “The VAT on basic foodstuffs and consumption should be reduced to the minimum rate provided for by the Commission.” having and not those who work hard and manage to get by “.

“So we need the popular verdict. The elections that will give a progressive government, that will support households and businesses. That will implement these measures from day one, that will be able to support workers, households, consumers , small and medium entrepreneurs “, concluded Al. Tsipras.

Source: Capital

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