In its program the ND has not included a single tax increase for anyone. On the contrary, for the self-employed, a gradual reduction of the employment fee and an extension of the maternity allowance from 4 to 9 months are foreseen, says the representative of the ND Akis Skertsos, responding to the representative of PASOK Dimitris Manzos.

The announcement of Akis Skertsos

“Because nothing should be left unanswered and we serve the specific policy, here are 4 brief and quick answers to Dimitris Mantzou’s questions.

  1. Total resources from surplus profits of energy companies, energy transition fund and refineries that financed household support measures for the energy and inflationary crisis: €4.7 billion + €600 million.
  2. Wages are rising in one way, as we have already demonstrated in the 2019-2023 quadrennial: with stable and growth-friendly tax rates on capital and labour, double EU GDP and investment growth, faster EU unemployment reduction.
  3. If you bother to read the Medium-Term Stability Program 2023-2026 you will see that the 2.5% surplus is not a target but a forecast for the performance of the economy until 2026 in the base scenario without any policy change “no policy change scenario”. While it is explicitly stated that additional positive pre-election measures are added to this amount.
  4. Do not search in vain for “dragons”. In its program the ND has not included a single tax increase for anyone. On the contrary, for the self-employed, a gradual reduction of the employment fee and an extension of the maternity allowance from 4 to 9 months are foreseen.