K. Mitsotakis: There will be emergency aid – The announcements will be made in March

LAST UPDATE: 20:15

By Dimitris Gatsios

The Prime Minister announced the provision of emergency assistance to our weakest fellow citizens, in an interview given on “Alpha” television. As he mentioned, the government announcements will be made in March, showing, at the same time, the continuous support of households and businesses for the duration of the crisis.

“Wages in Greece are low and this is the result of a ten-year crisis… I have announced in advance that on May 1 there will be a significant increase in the minimum wage… It can not come faster… One framework is the increase in wages… The salary is the one parameter and the other parameter is taxes. What the citizen cares about is what is left in his pocket. “We can create a fiscal space that will concern the weakest. That is, an extraordinary reinforcement, a check of accuracy, an extraordinary aid to face the accuracy of these months”, stressed Mr. Mitsotakis.

“I will do everything in my power to support households and businesses. What we are allowed to do within our capabilities will be done to support Greek society… It is obvious that there will be consequences that we can not face alone and so we have to move on two levels National policies Supporting disposable income in all ways Subsidizing electricity bills and we will continue to do it… We will continue to subsidize electricity and gas bills… Support policies will be continued in all ways and the best policy is to reduce taxes Ε ENFIA will be reduced from next month and we are talking about a reduction of 80% of households… There will definitely be another emergency support for our fellow citizens who have the greatest need today ουμε We choose not to cut excise taxes today for two reasons. τελικά If we can and will manage to create a fiscal space to support society, I would rather have everyone benefit a little and especially those with the bigger cars should use this space “to support those who need it most today,” he added.

“Aid to Ukraine is morally correct”

The Prime Minister, looking at the developments in Ukraine, described the decision for defense assistance in Ukraine as morally correct. At the same time, he reiterated that he is open to a meeting with President Erdogan.

“There is a list of people from the European Union and the United States who have joined the logic of sanctions and are Russian oligarchs who are very close to Mr. Putin. For these oligarchs if their assets are found in Greece, obviously we will do the same. It does not apply to all Russian investments in Greece nor to all potential Russian investors on those on the sanctions lists… This will have less consequences for both investment and tourism and trade than other European countries but we have no doubt that it will “There are consequences to this choice of the West to defend the values ​​of the freedom of the Republic and its territorial integrity,” he said.

Mr. Mitsotakis closed the scenarios for early elections again. “We have a stable government. The government is stable and enjoys a large parliamentary majority and a wider acceptance of society, which is unusual in a poll for a government that has ruled for 30 months. I therefore see absolutely no reason to change my mind… But indeed the dilemma of the elections, when they take place at the end of the four years, will be stability or adventure, and I believe that this crisis, in its own way, was revealing for how everyone is facing the great challenges of the times. In other words, to love. And citizens must not forget that if this crisis had happened four years ago For years, Mr. Kammenos would be the Minister of Defense, who today likes the posts of the Russian embassy. “Consequently, who will manage critical national affairs in an extremely volatile world, yes, this will also be an issue of the elections, when they take place at the end of four years,” he stressed.