Pierrakakis in Parliament discussion: 2026 state budget will benefit 4 mln citizens

The draught authorities fund of 2026 is "the maximum that tin beryllium done, based connected the budgetary capacities of this country," National Economy & Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakis told the Economic Affairs Committee of Parliament during the archetypal of 2 days of statement connected the caller bill.

"Is this enough?" helium asked. "I reply that the lone mode to marque [this document] much capable is to systematically proceed connected this path," the FinMin said, recalling wherever the Greek system was successful 2019 and however acold it has come. Pierrakakis added that determination is simply a batch that needs to beryllium done still, "citizens that indispensable beryllium supported, a nine that indispensable beryllium supported adjacent more, particularly wherever it hurts, arsenic it hurts successful places. But archer me, what is the alternate successful fixing this? To look these [issues] directly, and continuously bash a overmuch amended job."

Referring to the 2026 draught budget, Pierrakakis said that the Greek system is expected to proceed to grounds a importantly higher maturation complaint than the eurozone mean for a sixth consecutive year, including 2025. The caller regulations volition trim taxes for workers, pensioners, farmers, and freelance concern owners, helium said, affecting implicit 4 cardinal citizens. Measures successful section interventions and those for the lodging contented volition payment implicit 1 cardinal citizens, helium added.

"I volition neve assertion that Greece is an economical paradise. But whoever claims that Greece is hellhole indispensable beryllium surviving elsewhere. Anything we sermon with European institutions close now, the archetypal happening our partners accidental determination is 'congratulations for the absorption you person achieved.' This, portion galore different European countries are facing problems close now," the FinMin said.