The view that a overall strategy to support young couples and of the mother, he expresses the New Left on the occasion of the measures for the family presented by the government, which, among other things, he characterizes as “piecemeal and communicative”.

The announcement of the New Left:

  • At a time when parents in Greece buy baby milk more expensive than in any other EU country, at a time when a new couple is unable to find decent housing, at a time when baby items are priced like luxury products, the increase in lump sum allowance for new parents is a piecemeal and communicative measure
  • At a time when parents in Greece are buying baby milk more expensive than in any other EU country, at a time when a new couple is unable to find a decent home, at a time when the inflation of greed and profiteering are shooting up prices every day in basic products, while baby items are priced like luxury products, the increase in the one-off allowance for new parents is a piecemeal and communicative measure.

Which in fact is given horizontally, without taking into account incomes, an unfair choice in principle.

  • A lump sum and measures already in place do not by themselves answer the major demographic issue. Besides, despite the introduction of the aid of 2,000 euros, the demographic has worsened in recent years.
  • What is needed is a comprehensive strategy to support young couples and the mother. A comprehensive comprehensive plan to reduce the prices of baby and essential products with measures such as a reduction in VAT and a cap on the final price, a framework law that will respond to housing, strict legislation to protect and support working parents.