P. Marinakis: Attack on Stefanos Katselakis – “The Magician’s Apprentice”

Government representatives responded with a statement, highlighting “some positive developments our country has made in recent years” Pavlos Marinakis During his tenure as chairman of the Radical Left Alliance, Stefanos Katselakis As he put it, “maybe at some point he’ll even come up with a counterproposal for half the cost.”

At the same time, he pointed out that “the last thing the country needs is a return to the days of ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ asking for everything from everyone.”

“Take a Minute Off”

“We are glad to see Mr. Katselakis take a short break from his vacation to make another post that reminds us of the good old man. Syriza Accusatory populist discourse, without concrete counter-proposals, is in fact a hardcore version of 2012-2015. Therefore, this is an opportunity to remind him of some positive developments that our country has achieved in recent years, and maybe at some point he will come up with a counter-proposal of half the cost”, Mr. Marinakis said in particular, adding that he was referring to government projects:

“This government has increased the minimum wage from €650 in 2019 to €830 in 2024, and we are phasing in our commitment to a minimum wage of €950 and an average wage of €1,500 by 2027.

– We have increased public sector wages for the first time in 14 years. Public servants will see more than just an extra paycheck in their bank accounts every year.

– Pensions are increasing for the first time in 12 years, but will now be paid out over a maximum of two to three months, rather than three years.

– Our policy is actually to support new mothers. We pay about 10,000 euros in benefits, including birth and maternity benefits.

– We have provided a €10 billion safety net for households and businesses in the energy crisis.

About unemployment

– Our unemployment rate fell to 9.6% in June, a 15-year low, and our policies have created 400,000 higher-paying jobs.

– In the first four years, more than 50 taxes and contributions were reduced. In the second four-year period, we continued the same policy, increasing tax exemptions for families with children and making a number of temporary tax cuts permanent.

– Greece’s growth rate is 4 times higher than the Eurozone average, while our country ranks first in the EU. It is the growth of GDP per capita.

– A few decades later, we have implemented a substantial social policy and launched social tourism projects worth tens of millions of dollars every year.

– In a state where the word “control” is not well known, more than 35,000 companies were inspected last year and fines of 19.6 million euros were imposed, and according to IELKA, targeted measures are paying off, as price falls are recorded for another month”.

“Don’t burden future generations”

Addressing Mr. Kacellakis, Mr. Marinakis noted that all of these are some of the things that have happened in Greece over the five years of an unprecedented global crisis, concluding:

“They were done after implementing a cost plan and no fees were charged to future generations.

As we all know, more efforts are needed to further increase citizens’ disposable income, and we are moving in this direction.

But the last thing the country needs is a return to the days of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” asking everyone everything, pointing fingers and calling fish chops or illegal swimming pools “groomed tanks.”