The government is considering the extension of the fuel pass in June – Controls in the entire fuel supply chain

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The possibility of extending the fuel pass in June is being considered by the government, as stated by the Minister of Development and Investment ‘Adonis Georgiadisin an interview today, on the radio station “REAL FM”, while regarding the investigation carried out for the fuel prices, he said that he is waiting for the data from the refineries for the service to process them, and in addition, extraordinary inspections have started in 30 gas stations with the highest prices and transport companies.

Specifically, the minister commenting on the news about fuel prices noted: «The fuel situation is very difficult. This is the reality. As the Ministry of Development and Investment, we have started the largest research we can in the refineries, where we raided with all the ministry’s service and in Hellenic Petroleum and Motor Oil and we are waiting for the data to be given by the 23rd of the month so that the service, as we have started extraordinary inspections in the first 30 gas stations in the country, I mean with the highest prices. The same goes for transport companies. So at the moment we are talking our service controls the whole fuel supply chain».

«Everything we do we do well and with the utmost rigor to keep prices from rising further. This does not mean that we will not have increased fuel prices. Fuel prices are rising for objective reasons. Because the rise in the price of crude oil, the fall in the value of the euro against the dollar and the shortage of gasoline occur simultaneously because Russian refineries do not export».

«Traditionally the month with the highest fuel prices each year is May. Why is this happening; Because in May everyone makes very big fuel purchases to fill and fill their tanks in anticipation of summer and so it is in great demand. If you look at the fuel cycle, the worst month is May, which is why you see the very high prices now. It will logically be a bit lower in the summer».

On the possibility of reducing taxes on fuel, he said: «We have received the largest financial aid measure for electricity in the whole of the European Union, by a very large margin. There is no country in Europe that pays for electricity what Greece pays».

«As for the reduction of the fuel tax, some European countries have indeed done it, but not most, four countries have done it. The others have not done it for the same reasons that we do not.

What does SYRIZA say? Reduce taxes, reduce VAT and increase benefits. That is, to reduce state revenues and increase spending. It says this in a country that has the largest debt-to-GDP ratio in the world. He says this at a time when lending rates in the decade for both Greece and other countries have risen sharply and he says it at a time when it is being debated whether or not the central bank will raise interest rates, which if it does, will cause new round of raising interest rates of countries. So, does anyone seriously say that it’s a good idea for a country with the highest debt-to-GDP ratio to jeopardize its fiscal stability and get into this unprecedented storm that we are targeting, the markets? Do we take them seriously? Or have we not realized in Greece after what we went through, that if the country is targeted by the markets, in the end the one who pays it is the retiree, the citizen and the poor? We experienced it 10 years ago. It is not far».

Regarding the collection of fines imposed for notoriety, the minister noted: “The fines are collected by AADE. Based on its data, most have already been collected. That is, the companies to which we imposed fines, did not go to court, they paid them. And then a rain of fines follows “.

«I’m not happy about fines, but we’re forced to send a clear message to the market that we will never allow anyone to win this crisis. The message from the Government and from me personally is very clear. And the reason we went to the refineries the day before yesterday, which has never happened before, is because I want to explain to everyone that we are not just going to chase the little ones and leave the big ones. None of us, no matter how old, is currently exempt from the obligation not to speculate».

On whether the fuel pass will be extended in June, he noted: “We are over a month, a month and we see the evolution. I think in the end yes».

For the statement of Mr. Alexis Tsipras that ““The government will be forced to go to the polls,” he said. I understand that politically it can be a divine gift to him that suddenly the planet has found itself in such great difficulty and therefore, this obviously makes Greece difficult, but you should not be happy about it. It’s bad. Humanity is suffering at the moment, it is not a profit. So now, in terms of what will happen. The Prime Minister has been appointed so many times that I think it is tedious to repeat the same».

On the purchase of F-35 aircraft reported: «May Greece manage to get an F-35 squadron. If we could do that together with the Rafale and the F-16 Viper we would have one of the most powerful airports in the world and we could ensure stability and peace for the Greek people for many decades to come. That is, it is a weapon that gives you enormous air superiority and, in addition to everything else, makes us really powerful. With the F-35s, Turkey could never think of doing anything against Greece.

Now, in terms of the economic dimension, this government handles public finances with great responsibility. So let no one worry. Any order for the F-35s will be made within our budget and not outside».

«One of the strongest criticisms leveled by SYRIZA through Ms. Ahtsioglou, Mr. Skourletis and Mr. Tsipras himself shortly before on REAL FM, is that the Prime Minister’s trip would have been successful if they had not made an explicit commitment from the Americans that Turkey will get the F-16s. So, the argument of the official opposition is that if Turkey gets the F-16s, that is very important for our relationship and balance in the Aegean, and it considers it good because it is. At the same time that this party says that it is extremely important that Turkey does not get the F-16s, at the same time the same party says that it is not important for Greece to get the F-35s. You can not say both at the same time and this shows the hypocrisy of SYRIZA “.

Finally, when asked about Lockheed Martin’s expression of interest in ODA, he said: «For about a year and a half I have taken on the responsibility of finding a solution for the future of ADA. What I can tell you right now, because these conversations are secret, is that we have indeed been having extensive discussions with Lockheed Martin for several months now.

Lockheed Martin is currently ODA’s best customer. Almost all of the programs, except for the Air Force, are owned by Lockheed Martin and Lockheed Martin is today the largest company of its kind in the world by a huge margin of second. So, if we could get a company of this level to join ODA, that would obviously be a huge success.».

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