“Only a few hours have passed since the passing of the Budget and the Economist has published an analysis that ranks Greece at the top of the list of 35 countries with the best performance in the Economy for 2023. And this happened for the second year in a row!”, he says among the others o Minister of National Economy and Finance Kostis Hatzidakis in his social media post.

The post of Mr. Hatzidakis in more detail:

Is the Economist part of the international conspiracy in favor of Greece?

Only a few hours have passed since the passing of the Budget and the Economist has published an analysis that ranks Greece at the top of the list of 35 countries with the best performance in the Economy for 2023. And this happened for the second year in a row! The Economist acknowledges the important reforms that have taken place in recent years and the significant progress in key economic indicators such as GDP growth, unemployment reduction, inflation, etc. nullification of the opposition during the debate in the Parliament. In a debate, where all the opposition parties found nothing good to say about what we have achieved as a society in recent years in the economic field.

But it is not only the Economist that recognizes the important steps that have been taken. It is the European Commission, it is the OECD, the international rating agencies, the international media, my colleagues in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN. But it is primarily the Greek citizens themselves who gave Kyriakos Mitsotakis a strong governing mandate for the second time. And who see their incomes rise, as reflected most clearly in the significant strengthening of savings, private consumption and wage growth in both the public and private sectors.

What happened? Are all of the above participating in an international conspiracy in favor of the Government and against the opposition? Or have we in the Government succeeded in deceiving everyone, except for SYRIZA and PASOK? Of course, we did not claim that we solved all the problems of the country, but at the same time, the opposition parties should realize that blind denial of reality is not enough to increase their percentages in the polls. And that when there is progress it is good to recognize it, because it is primarily the conquest of Greece itself. We will continue on the same path. We will fulfill our patriotic duty in order for the Greek Economy to rise even higher! And we let the opposition with its toxic political discourse follow its own path, which mathematically leads to isolation from society.