“We all agree that it would be good to give both the 13th salary and the 13th pension“, Said in the briefing of political editors. Paul Marinakisanswering a question about the budgetary margins of the Greek economy in view of TIF.

“Here the discussion is given that we have specific money to give. Firstly because these are state revenue – we have said it is 1.5 billion – and secondly because there are spending ceilings, above which EU Member State is prohibited from escaping. ” The government spokesman initially reported while launching a new attack on the PASOK On the occasion of his suggestions on where the money should be given.

“PASOK is coming and says that one of these measures must be the 13th salary. We say that if we give the 13th salary – no one is opposed to principle – we will have no room to give anything else. That is, there will be nothing a freelance professional who needs support, a small and medium -sized enterprise, the pensioners, the young, the private employees. So the one who proposes the 13th salary because it is 1.4 billion out of 1.5, practically says indirectly not to be given. “

“So the opposition leader is coming and says he is not $ 1.4 billion, but about 750 million.“, Mr. Marinakis continued.

“We also contacted the GLC and the Ministry of Finance. Let us first say that the budgetary costs for both salaries is 2.7 billion based on 2024 data. The methodology that obliges governments to calculate the gross wage costs rather than net, as Mr Androulakis claims, has not come out of the government’s decision, but in 2016.

“So if PASOK insists that 13th salary should be paid, or tells us that no one should get anything other than civil servants or there is some money. If he has another picture, please challenge Europe’s official elements and tell us where he has found them. We can do this debate because we have revenue without increasing taxes. We call on PASOK for 10 days to tell us if we have increased at least one tax and there is still an expulsion. “