Mitsotakis to Bloomberg: From January 1st, citizens will see an increase in their incomes – Defense must be a priority for the EU

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave an interrogation to Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait, stressing that the authorities volition proceed to rise citizens’ incomes, portion the main extremity of New Democracy remains securing a parliamentary bulk successful the adjacent elections.

The premier curate spoke astir the Greek economy, noting that it is growing, the minimum wage has increased, and incomes are besides rising for the mediate class. He said that arsenic of January 1, citizens volition spot an summation successful their incomes with the implementation of the taxation cuts that were announced astatine the Thessaloniki International Fair.

He besides stated that it is apt Greece will person a superior surplus successful 2025. Continuing, helium said that wrong the European Union corporate maturation indispensable beryllium guaranteed. “We request to look astatine the bigger picture,” the premier curate said, noting that hard decisions indispensable beryllium taken astatine the European level.

The premier curate past added, “If we are talking astir a banking union, past determination should beryllium nary objections to a overseas slope acquiring a Greek one. That means it has assurance successful the prospects and people of the Greek economy.” Responding to a related question, helium said that with respect to Defense, important decisions indispensable beryllium made, which volition necessitate corporate cooperation.

The lone mode to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, helium stressed, is by strengthening disposable income. “This is the lone mode to combat it. These policies are long-term,” said the premier minister, noting that this is an contented intelligibly disposable wrong the EU.

Regarding the adjacent elections, the premier curate stated, “We person a wide pb successful the polls. Our extremity is to triumph a parliamentary majority; we person done it twice, and determination were skeptics who doubted we would win successful the erstwhile elections.” He went connected to accidental that the authorities volition proceed its work, delivering connected its commitments to citizens, including improving the National Health System. As the premier curate noted, “If we bash these things, past we person a beardown accidental of achieving our goals. However, if citizens clasp a antithetic opinion, past we indispensable respect their decision.”