Pavlos Polakis underlined his proposals for the economy and the next day of SYRIZA-PS yesterday in Ierapetra.

As hxonews.gr reports, in his speech yesterday in Ierapetra, Mr. Pavlos Polakis, Member of Parliament of Chania, candidate for the presidency of SYRIZA-PS, stated that he decided to visit the whole country because he wants to convey the message that in these times in which we live, SYRIZA must regain its pace and issue a serious programmatic reason for the changes that our country needs in order to put our society back on its feet.

Initially, Mr. Polakis made an account of what SYRIZA did and what it did not do while it was in government and talked about the mistakes they made as an opposition which resulted in them not winning the last elections. He also compared what was done at the health level in our prefecture during the SYRIZA government in relation to what is happening today and concluded that if they could manage the money that the Mitsotakis government had during the pandemic today we would be a different country.

Continuing, he mentioned the axes that must be changed so that our country can get back on its feet.

The first thing that needs to be done, said Mr. Polakis, is to take the National Bank back into our hands, otherwise we cannot direct the resources of the recovery fund into the hands of small and medium enterprises. Secondly, PPC should be turned around again as we cannot be competitive when energy costs in our country are so high. Thirdly, we need to get the management back in one of the two refineries and there should be control over pricing in the wholesale market. Fourthly, he said that work should be remunerated, giving the example of unmotivated young doctors and teachers who, in his opinion, should be remunerated based on the social footprint of their work. In order to find this money, Mr. Polakis said that specific political choices should be made in our country. Finally, he referred to the Attiki Road revenues which the Mitsotakis government “gifted” to TERNA and which amount to 1 billion per year for the remaining 25 years. What Mr. Polakis is proposing is, after the previous cycle has been closed and the project has been paid for, that it be transferred to the public sector and that tolls be introduced based on the kilometer distance. Thus, from the 1 billion, they can use 400,000 euros for road axes and projects and 600,000 euros for salary increases.

In closing, Mr. Polakis said that everything is possible, as long as there are the corresponding political options.