Frontline for accuracy in Parliament – ​​Mitsotakis: We will support society with more measures

By Penelope Galliou

Clarifying the political landscape, with the reassurance that the elections will be held at the end of the four-year period and with the optimistic assessment that the precision crisis will be temporary, and although it will cost us, it will not bend us, Kyriakos Mitsotakis launched for the current parliamentary session the “prime minister’s hour” in the Parliament, answering the relevant topical question and criticism of Alexis Tsipras.

With precision and the energy crisis dominating the confrontation between the two leaders, the prime minister pointed out that the support measures for 2022 alone will reach 13 billion euros, he explained that the policy of subsidies, tax cuts and increasing disposable income will continue in 2023, while leaving an open window for intervention in the price of diesel fuel.

“We have already announced a number of measures. I think they are important. The government would not have been able to implement it if it had not achieved high growth rates”, the prime minister emphasized and continued referring to the increases in diesel fuel. “What you observe in diesel is not a Greek phenomenon but a global one. You cannot say that it is a Greek peculiarity. Stop this propaganda” he said addressing Alexis Tsipras. “Let’s discuss realistic solutions to deal with the problem. You are right that diesel increases have an impact on the supply chain. We are measuring our capabilities and we will see if we can announce something for the diesel engine as well” he added.

Accuracy by name

The president of SYRIZA noted that the accuracy has reached uncontrollable dimensions, touching the vast majority of households and businesses in the country, with the responsibility of the government and spoke of “Misotakis accuracy”, not only because, as he said, “all inflation indicators are the worst or among the worst in Europe” but also because the prime minister is “unfit for you to understand her”. Mr. Tsipras noted that “Nobody denies that we have faced a very big challenge for the European and global economy. The progressive and conservative leaderships looked for solutions, but you, Mr. Mitsotakis, not only ran away, but found the opportunity to implement an extreme neoliberal policy for the privatization of PPC, while the world is nationalizing such companies,” added Mr. Tsipras, describing Kyriakos Mitsotakis as “prime minister 2 in 1: He behaves like Louis and rules like Thatcher.

Referring to the “household basket” he described it as a “basket of mockery” and asked himself “for whom will the prices be tolerable?”, while ironically saying that the government has forgotten all the other numbers, on fuel, inflation, etc. and accused it of being cheap communicative game with rice and spaghetti no6. “And you pretend that you don’t see the filthy lucre in fuel and petroleum” he added.

Finally, he called on the prime minister to call an election: “Call an election so we can see how much rubbish the bag puts in, so the people can breathe.” “Democracy will win over arrogance, Greece will stand on its feet again.”

Although the prime minister noticed that the two leaders do not disagree on the facts of the energy crisis, they nevertheless “see” the causes and the answers differently and in this context he left sharp points for the attitude of Alexis Tsipras who, as Mr. Mitsotakis said, “In 474 words of your question you did not find a single one to name the culprit of the global inflation crisis the Russian invasion”. “Global and Greek accuracy has a name and it is the extortionate use of fossil fuels by Russia as an asymmetric weapon against the EU. as Russia with cannons blows up the borders and security of the continent, so with natural gas it shakes the security of European citizens” added the prime minister.

The role of providers

Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Alexis Tsipras clashed over the energy policy implemented through household and business subsidies in order to put a damper on price spikes and the role of energy providers.

The president of SYRIZA even claimed that the government has not received a penny from the providers for eight months and it will because the government’s plan is to “take from the many and not from the few who have looted” as he said. “You are the government of interests and that’s why you didn’t get a single euro” he concluded.

Accusations countered by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, recalling that “Our country has put into operation a national mechanism for the recovery of current revenues. We have collected 2.7 billion in three months. This mechanism is a national success because this model has been adopted by the EU and the European Commission and is becoming mandatory for all European countries,” the Prime Minister emphasized and added: “I was the first to raise the issue in the European Council and the European Commission is convinced and will there is an explicit provision for the taxation of refineries’ surpluses, and this was a Greek proposal. All citizens know that the state spends a significant amount to subsidize a large part of the increase in the cost of electricity,” he stressed.

The two politicians also clashed over the course of PPC, with Alexis Tsipras insisting on the need to nationalize the company, accusing the government of having “anointed PPC from a guarantor of public utility and energy security, to a protagonist and driver of the race for profit in electricity energy”.

“If we left it in the mess you handed it to us, it wouldn’t be able to support its customers today,” remarked the prime minister, adding that “it wouldn’t even exist and it wouldn’t be called “PPC” but it would be called “NOT” because there couldn’t be any with the policies of SYRIZA”. He wondered, “How is it possible to simultaneously be neoliberals and raid the state. That’s an oxymoron.”

The battle of… taxes

Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Alexis Tsipras agreed that they also disagree on tax policy with the official opposition leader accusing the government that the increased revenues it presents come from indirect taxes. “The explosive growth does not come from growth or consumption, but from the precision that sweeps through, because of your choice not to cut indirect taxes so that a few will win,” he argued.

“You, Mr. Tsipras, burdened the middle class and the vulnerable with 29 taxes and the citizens do not forget that the ND government reduced 52 taxes,” the prime minister countered and noted that “We have an economy that is growing at twice the rate of the eurozone with exports to have doubled, public revenues to increase and of course at the same time to be able to launch an important program to support society and especially the most vulnerable. We have taken measures that I consider important that we would not have been able to take if we had not achieved the high growth rates. Stop saying that the Mitsotakis government is to blame for the global crisis. Nobody believes you. Stop and let’s discuss how to deal with the consequences of this imported crisis.”

At the end, the polls are set up

As in every parliamentary duel between Mitsotakis and Tsipras recently, the current debate could not miss the repeated request for elections by the president of SYRIZA, and the referral of the “ballot” at the end of the four-year term. “You must leave as soon as possible so that society can breathe and stop the moral and social descent. After you are sure of the lead in the opinion polls, call an election to see how much money the bag gets,” said the president of SYRIZA. “Call elections, democracy will defeat arrogance, Greece will stand on its feet again” he concluded.

“Elections will be held at the end of the four years” the prime minister repeated for the umpteenth time and once again closing the possibility of an early appeal to the polls he commented addressing Mr. Tsipras “no matter how much you ask for it sooner you don’t do it and always with great enthusiasm”.

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