The government’s goal is to continuously increase the disposable income of citizens with permanent structural measures and direct interventions, the government representative pointed out to SKAI and to the program Today Pavlos Marinakis.

“Measures will be legislated which are permanent interventions before the summer” pointed out Mr. Marinakis.

The increases in the salary of civil servants are almost equal with a 1.5 extra salary with an emphasis on families with children he stressed.

Through tax cuts, re-announced, wage increases, and in the private sector, the €950 target (bottom) he is completely realisticand 1,500 euros for the average salary, we are not leaving anyone behind, he said.

As the government spokesman mentioned, there is an imported inflationary crisis, the government has made many interventions, the direct ones such as the market pass and the household basket, the ceiling on the maximum profit margin on basic consumer products, specific moves, measures that in combination the overall economic policy of the government with the tax reductions, with the gradual but significant salary increases over the next four years for both civil servants and private employees, and indirectly for the self-employed with the reductions in taxes and social security contributions.

It is, he explained, very important interventions, many of which start immediately, and all of them will be implemented within four years, the combination of these two is a hump on a very large wave of precision.

Pavlos Marinakis clarified that controls in the supply chain are being carried out, and will be intensified. “We managed, despite the many crises and despite the inflationary crisis, for the average income to increase… Especially the extension of the market pass is a very important measure, because it is equivalent to the average food inflation rate of the last months.

Regarding Mitsotakis – Erdogan meeting: “Optimistic, but cautious”

The government representative commented that in recent years Greece has clearly become stronger, both defensively and in terms of its image abroad, with the attitude of the prime minister and Greece’s successes in years of crises. “It is important that we once again enter the phase of discussions and dialogue. We come with confidence and faith in our positions, and without any inclination to retreats in what we have set as red lines he noted ahead of the meeting of the prime minister with the Turkish president in Vilnius on Wednesday.

There is a difference, clarified Mr. Marinakis, the maritime zones, which we want resolved on the basis of international law.

He emphasized that the dialogue between the two countries is very important, on issues such as political protection and economic cooperation, even if there are disagreements.

“The logic of tensions does not solve anything, it only creates problems. We have two leaders with a fresh mandate, we believe in the peaceful resolution of issues, but there is no willingness to back down from the red lines. It’s an exercise which takes two. We are optimistic, but cautious. We are waiting to see the mood of the other side as well,” he said.

Vote of emigrants: “Time to restore a very great injustice”

Regarding the government’s legislation to remove the obstacles regarding the vote of expatriates, the government representative stated that today it is entering the consultation, it is a very important proposal of the prime minister and the restrictions that were unjustly set are lifted. The regulation concerns Greeks abroad who are registered in the electoral rolls. “We are addressing all parties, it is a credibility bet for the political system. It is time to right a very great injustice” pointed out Pavlos Marinakis