“The government stubbornly refuses to lower the VAT. The reduction of VAT is an element of the central economic policy of SYRIZA, even the zeroing of certain products for a certain period”, emphasized the press representative of SYRIZA SYRIZA PS, Voula Kehagiain an interview with 100.3.

He said that according to SYRIZA, the bill comes out and that everything is fully priced. “Let Mr. Mitsotakis and his staff prove that “the bill does not come out”. We are saying that not only is the bill coming out, but also that, because indirect taxes have been so high for the last three years, from 2022 and 2023 there have been four billion euros of extra taxes-surplus revenues that were not foreseen, due to VAT and indirect taxes “, he said.

“We consider it an apolitical and communicative firework for Mr. Mitsotakis to send parody letters to the European Union about accuracy, demonstrating the absolute inability – I would say reluctance – of his government to deal with accuracy and profiteering”, said Voula Kehagia , responding to the Prime Minister’s characterization of SYRIZA as “apolitical lifestyle populism”.

He asked if SYRIZA’s proposal for accuracy and profiteering is “apolitical lifestyle populism” or for the fiscal one regarding relief for incomes up to 100,000 per year, relief of the tax rate for businesses, abolition of advance tax.

“PASOK is identified with the ND on the subject of the Prespa Agreement – The goal is the best possible result in the European elections”

Asked about Mr. Androulakis’ statement that Kasselakis’ proposal to now ratify the memorandums with North Macedonia “are not serious matters”, Mrs. Kehagia commented that she would not expect anything contrary from PASOK-KINAL, “because it did not vote for the Agreement of Prespa, on the contrary, he was identified with the ND of Mr. Mitsotakis who fought the Prespa Agreement, with everything we had seen then and its identification with nationalist and far-right forces”.

“So PASOK follows the same policy and has a complaint against SYRIZA. Absolutely acceptable,” he said, adding that regarding the Prespa Agreement, “and Mrs. Konstantopoulou not only disagrees, but she has also said that “Trump had MPs paid to pass the Prespa Agreement” etc.” He emphasized that “SYRIZA and its president do not agree in any way with the perspective with which Mrs. Konstantopoulou approaches the matter of the Agreement”.

Regarding the European elections, he pointed out that “the goal is always the best possible electoral result. And because we want to be a party of power, we were and remain a party of power, we always aim for first place”.

He added that “if the first is not possible, we hope for the best possible and biggest electoral result”. He commented that “based on the data shown, so far, by the opinion polls, which we follow and respect, at the moment the lead belongs to the ND. But it’s a first with scissors.” He emphasized that “since we are not the first party, let the political overthrow, the weakening and reduction of the power of the ND and the arrogance of the 41% take place as a consequence – because the government of Mr. Mitsotakis should not have a blank check – and from there and further strengthening of the percentages of SYRIZA”.

In conclusion, he said that “if the gap and the gap between the two parties is reduced, there will be a completely different picture in the political scene. This is our story, with the aim, of course, of winning the national elections”.