You did not budget correctly for 2024, because you did not consider citizens and society, the head of Freedom of Navigation, Zoe Konstantopoulou, emphasized in her closing speech. Aopening the round of speeches by party leaders on the 2024 state budget, which is expected to be voted on early in the evening by the full session of the Parliament, Ms. Konstantopoulou said that her parliamentary group will vote against it “in all its fields”. He even emphasized that, contrary to the government’s low-cost budget, “our priority for 2024 is that not a single citizen is left without a home, without rights and dignity, not a single woman is left

unprotected against abuse and misogyny, not a child without access to school and food, not a tree not to be burned.” He emphasized at the same time that the Freedom Sail will continue to insist until equality, non-discrimination, respect for all beings happen: “Not by giving a hand to immigrants and turning a blind eye to racism. Not by smiling at same-sex couples who are waiting for recognition of rights and at the same time cultivating homophobia and transphobia”.

Referring to the parliamentary action of Plevsis Eleftherias, she said that she herself has submitted most of the current questions to ministers and the prime minister “who does not come to answer them. You often choose to ignore us, despise us, insult us, even expel us and establish special rules to limit us,” Ms. Konstantopoulou said.

Explaining the reasons why Freedom Sail will vote against the budget, he said: You are bringing a budget of numbers […] without inspiration and without a vision for the citizens and the country. We believe that the budget is prepared for the citizens, while you believe that it is addressed to the lenders and international organizations. Instead of being accountable to the citizens, you are accountable as students to the lenders and partners,” Ms. Konstantopoulou noted.

In the reasons for the no vote, he stated – among other things – that the government does not repudiate the overwhelming part of the debt, has not budgeted the claims of the State against Germany, and has not budgeted the proceeds from lawsuits against abusers and tax evaders in cases such as Siemens, the of equipment etc.

Speaking about “reduced spending” in Education and Health, he said that the government has not taken care of building new schools: “We heard that it is a measure of well-being and health for children to go to school by foot, because the state does not provide for their transportation ». Regarding the “monstrous amounts” that the government spends on repressive actions, he said that such amounts and percentages are spent on the police by “unfree countries and regimes”.

As for the increase announced by the government for civil servants, he said that it is negligible, and while the government calculates the income of lawyers at 14 salaries, it does not abolish the memorandum measures against them, which came as an emergency, ten years ago years. Tomorrow, he stressed, we will submit a proposal for a law to restore the 13th and 14th salary for all Public Servants.

Finally, he said that the government foresees increased funds for ‘Defence but involves the country in Ukraine and Israel’s aggressive actions.-