Everything the prime minister said in his thematic interview: The worst is over for sure – In February the fiscal space will be assessed – Political instability and policy change are a risk for the investment grade
New uniform payroll for the State which entails increases for civil servants from next year, the Prime Minister announced Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during the press conference he gave on the subject of the economy, the labor market and development. At the same time, Mr. Mitsotakis said that it is the government’s intentions to further reduce insurance contributions, while there was no shortage of criticism for the policy that SYRIZA had followed and that led to a fourth memorandum.
The position of the prime minister was mainly an account of the actions of the government in the areas covered by the interview and despite information to the contrary, there were no announcements of new support measures given that the reduced energy prices create expectations for significant fiscal space. In fact, Mr. Mitsotakis insisted on the tactic of prudence, saying that one cannot know from the very first month of the year how the execution of the budget will move and pointed out that the experience of the previous 3.5 years shows that crises are lurking. Thus, whether there will be new support measures will be assessed next month and then any decisions will be made. In this sense, he pointed out that although our country is one step ahead of the investment stage, a political instability after the elections or a change in policy will result in “not seeing the investment stage even with binoculars”.
The accuracy is, as he said without mincing his words, the problem that worries Mr. Mitsotakis the most, he noted however that, in his opinion, we have seen the worst on the shelf and he estimates that there will be further de-escalation. He defended the measures taken by the government to support households and focused on the Household Basket, pointing out that other countries are also following the Greek example. Responding indirectly to the argument that indirect taxes should be reduced to reduce prices, Mr. Mitsotakis emphasized that where this was done, the reductions did not reach the consumer.
The increase in the minimum wage will be important said the prime minister and disconnected his application, from April 1, from the time of the elections. However, he did not specify the amount of the increase, while he particularly focused on the government’s goal for the next four years for better jobs and better pay.
The prime minister was particularly critical of SYRIZA, saying that his government gave back to the middle class what Alexis Tsipras had taken from itthrough the reduction of taxes, while answering a question about the “cushion” he received from the previous government, he said that the 37 billion it was the result of fierce taxation and the pressure of creditors who did not trust Mr. Tsipras. He added that today the cash reserves of the country it is 39 billion. At the same time, the prime minister referred to the improvement of the country’s image to investors, saying that investors’ doubts about Greece have now been eliminated. However, although he was asked directly, Mr. Mitsotakis avoided announcing the date of the elections.
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