of DORA ANTONIOU

A different from the usual approach is expected to be sought by the prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakisin his speech today in the budget debate in Parliament. The prime minister is expected to break with the tradition of central budget speeches focusing on economic data and will reportedly seek to focus on the political features of economic planning and the measures the government has included in the 2025 budget. essentially, one expects a central narrative of the goals that the government sets, not based on the numbers, but based on the priorities that emerge behind them: the social groups that are prioritized, the policy areas that the government brings to the fore and the philosophy behind its choices.

The capture of financial data will be primarily analyzed in his speech by finance ministerwith the prime minister undertaking, through a brief intervention, to outline the framework of the government’s aspirations for 2025 and the foundations laid for the two years that will follow. Because a central element of the speech of Mr. Mitsotakis is expected to be the description of a political plan that unfolds with a view to the completion of the four-year term by the government. In this planning, 2025 is described as a step of certainty after the stabilization of the Greek economy, which will act as a springboard for an economic leap in the two years 2026-2027.

In the context of highlighting the priorities that the government sets based on the budget, Mr. Mitsotakis will place himself on the issues that have been highlighted in the news and for which it has been announced that he will be given to Parliament continuity. Like the issue of banks and the interventions that the government will launch. Like the policies to support and care for the weakest, which are integrated into the budget.

The prime minister is also expected to open his position on the major challenges of the current situation, as they are shaped by the extremely complex international reality, the conditions prevailing in Europe, but also the regional challenges in the wider region. International turmoil, economic uncertainty, political instability, war conflicts compose a complex “canvas”, which cannot be ignored. Mr. Mitsotakis is expected to place the government’s choices in this framework as well, both regarding the course of the country and the economy so far, as well as for the next steps that are planned and reflected in the budget priorities.

In essence, Mr. Mitsotakis is expected to position himself by presenting an overall political narrative, which will show consistency and continuity, the step-by-step progress of the government on a coherent plan, which has built political and fiscal stability and which has continuity and a horizon until completion of the four years.

It follows from this planning that the prime minister does not wish to get involved in petty conflicts with the other political leaders over each line of the budget, which will be analyzed by the finance minister. He will seek to present himself as a guarantor of a stable path for the country in a difficult situation and to show that he has an overall plan that unfolds over time, against piecemeal political proposals of opponents and against political forces that are spent in petty party rivalries.