Chr. Staikouras at APE-MPE: The country and the economy are developing strong and sustainable

“The country and the economy are succeeding, as the budget submission will show,” while challenges and uncertainties are being addressed. This was pointed out by the Minister of Finance, Christos Staikouras, speaking to APE-MPE, and at the same time he develops the goals set in the economic field for the next two years, stating “he is realistically optimistic that we will succeed”. Asked specifically about tax policy, the minister stressed that the goal in the coming years is to perpetuate the non-permanent tax cuts made by the government.

In particular, Mr. Staikouras in the statement to APE-MPE, in the context of the “17th Tax Forum Athens – Thessaloniki” organized by the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce, said:

“As the budget presentation on Friday will show, the country and the economy are succeeding. They are growing strong and sustainable, unemployment is falling, competitiveness is improving. New jobs are being created, investments are multiplying, exports are boosting. means that there are no challenges and uncertainties that the government has adequately demonstrated that it is facing, but at the same time it is implementing structural changes to achieve medium- to long-term goals for the next two years, such as maintaining high growth rates, improving the quality of wealth with the even greater boost of investment and exports, the exit of the country from the regime of enhanced supervision, the reduction of the volume of “red” loans to single digits in 2022, the fiscal improvement of the country in 2022 through exclusively the recovery and growth of the economy and the simultaneous reduction taxes and insurance contributions and the achievement of an investment grade by 2023. I am realistically optimistic that we will succeed “.

Regarding the fiscal policy pursued and the priorities set in the tax field for the next two years, the Minister of Finance tells APE- MPE that “this government has proved that it is consistent with its pre-election commitments. It has reduced the last two years directly and indirectly. taxes to natural and legal persons. Permanently, but also in a non-permanent way. in order for the country to achieve high rates of economic growth, to create many, good jobs and to strengthen social cohesion “.

Source: AMPE

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Source From: Capital

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