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N. Iliopoulos: From February 9 we are walking the ‘last mile’ of Mr. Mitsotakis

SYRIZA-PS spokesman Nassos Iliopoulos rang the alarm bell for yesterday’s negative record of coronavirus cases, in an interview with Real FM. “The economy and the pandemic are two areas that show that the Mitsotakis government has been unable to plan for more than a week,” he said.

“We have recorded 8,613 cases. Of these cases, it is certain that some came in contact with vaccinated workers who, according to the protocol, went to work today as if nothing was going on,” he said.

“Those who come in contact with cases, vaccinated or unvaccinated, should be entitled to a free molecular test within 5 days,” he said, noting: “This morning about 73 people are waiting to enter ICUs that are not currently available. “All 50 of these people are in Attica. We do not have ICU beds in all of northern Greece, while there are also complaints for the Volos hospital that a doctor and two specialists are trying to cope with 120 patients.”

“This is the reality. The same reality that Mr. Mitsotakis has been portraying differently for a very long time. , said N. Iliopoulos, and denounced the mergers of departments in schools so that “classes can be made with 29 children and in fact with the deeply problematic protocol of 50% + 1”. He complained that “the budget brought by the government for 2022 reduces by 900 million for public health “, that” we have 2,500 fewer permanent doctors in the public health system compared to 2019 “, that” the government refuses to proceed with the order of private clinics, which so far remain “clean” from covid cases “, and that” mobile vaccination units do not really work “.

Referring to the issues of the economy with a focus on accuracy, he reiterated the request of SYRIZA-PS “to increase the minimum wage to 800 euros”. “Yesterday a Eurofound study came out that shows that Greece has the worst effect on young people who were unemployed during the pandemic. About 30% of young people lost their jobs during the pandemic, while the following countries, such as Spain, are just over 10%, “he said.

N. Iliopoulos also called for “immediate write-off and settlement of the private debt owed by small and medium-sized enterprises during the pandemic”, and for “reduction of the excise tax on oil and gas”.

“Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced at the TIF that he will give a fund of 150 million euros to cover the increases in electricity -9 euros per month-, when according to researchers, households and businesses will be burdened with a total increase of 1 billion in electricity alone within nine months.It is necessary to intervene in the tariff policy of PPC and -through the Energy Regulatory Authority- “break” the cartel in the energy market. At the moment, Greece has the highest wholesale price in the whole of Europe. “This is done under the responsibility of the government,” he said.

Finally, he estimated that “2022 is very likely to be an election year”, noting that “Mr. Mitsotakis has clarified that if he does not have autonomy in the elections, he will go to second elections” and saying: “From our side, we will fight “so that SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance is first in the elections, even with one vote. And on the basis of our program, we will claim the formation of a progressive government that will oust Mr. Mitsotakis and his policy.”

Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

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Source From: Capital

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