Opportunity open Kyriakos Mitsotakis left for intervening in diesel prices, during his speech in Parliament on the topical issue of Alexis Tsipras on accuracy.

“We have already announced a number of measures. I think they are important. The government would not have been able to implement it if it had not achieved high growth rates,” the prime minister emphasized, and then touched on the increase in diesel fuel. “What you observe in diesel fuel is not a Greek phenomenon, but a global one. It cannot be said that this is Greek feature.

Stop this propaganda,” he said, referring to Alexis Tsipras. “Let’s discuss realistic solutions to the problem. You are right that the increase in diesel fuel is affecting the supply chain. We are evaluating our capabilities and see if we can announce something and for a diesel engine,” he added.

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Tsipras: Precision bears the name of the Prime Minister

The issue of accuracy has now reached uncontrollable proportions” and has been affecting the vast majority of households and enterprises in our country for many months, Alexis Tsipras emphasized in his speech.

The President of SYRIZA PS said that the government’s responsibility can no longer be hidden behind its “propaganda”, that a very large part of the accuracy is not due to the international situation, but to its own choice. He spoke of Mitsotakis’s “accuracy” not only because, in his words, “all inflation figures are the worst or one of the worst in Europe.”

But also because “you are the most unsuited to understand it”, “feel” what it could mean for a family living with a monthly income of 700 euros, needing two minimum wages to pay for electricity, what could this mean for families with two workers to not make ends meet in the middle of the month, which could mean for a mother to consider cutting the child’s tuition fees she gives across the country so she can shop for groceries at the supermarket, which can this mean? means that the father thinks that this year he will not be able to pay for natural gas for heating or for the farmer, that one fill of the farm tank is equivalent to what he will earn if he sells more than 140 kg. milk.

“In the midst of the crisis, instead of being the defender of social unity, you became the protector of the cartels and the guardian angel of profiteering,” he said, and accused the prime minister of making a double blunder, presenting an “idyllic picture.” a situation of alleged success in managing the energy and inflationary crisis” and that he did the same in managing the pandemic, but “these have been debunked by scientists.” “For months you have been bragging that we are doing great and that from this step you are telling us that there is no difference between those who are intubated outside of the intensive care unit and those who are in the intensive care unit.”

“No one denies that we are facing a very big challenge for the European and global economy. Progressive and conservative leadership were looking for solutions, but you, Mr. Mitsotakis, not only ran away, but also found an opportunity to propose an extreme neo-liberal policy of privatizing the checkpoints, while the world is nationalizing such companies,” added Mr. Tsipras. , describing Kyriakos Mitsotakis as “a 2-in-1 prime minister: he acts like Louis and rules like Thatcher.

Speaking of the “shopping basket”, he called it “a basket of ridicule” and wondered “for whom the prices will be tolerable?”.

“You forgot all the numbers and only find accuracy in Spaghetti No. 6, you forgot the price of gasoline, inflation rates and make a cheap communication game with rice and spaghetti No. 6. And you pretend not to see the filthy profit in fuel and oil products”, he added.

Finally, he urged the prime minister to call an election: “Name an election so we can see how much rubbish is put in a bag so people can breathe.” “Democracy will defeat arrogance, Greece will get back on its feet.”

Mitsotakis: Precision has a name, Russia

“I wanted to come to the parliament today to have an opportunity to clarify the truth and falsehood before the Greek people. The paradox of this meeting is that we do not differ fundamentally in conclusions.” emphasized, for his part, Mr. Mitsotakis.

“Indeed, despite bold interventions, electricity bills remain high, business operations are getting tighter, citizens are experiencing and worrying about a difficult winter,” the prime minister said.

However, he added that: “However, with SYRIZA, we see causes and responses differently. I apologize that in a one-page text, in Mr. Tsipras’ topical question, you were able to fit three arbitrary conclusions that lead to two uncomfortable questions. They declare either dangerous ignorance or dangerous intentions with omnipresent catastrophism. With the absent. You have not found a single word to name the first culprit of this global inflationary onslaught, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”

“You told us that this global price spike was not due to brutal extortion by Russia,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis later said. You forgot all this. You didn’t say anything. I would expect at the very least, albeit belatedly, not again emotional declarations of peace, in general, equalizing the aggressor with the defender, I would have expected an unequivocal condemnation. Recognize that your closest creditor in 2015 is an enemy of democracy and a danger to the stability and progress of nations. Precision has a name, and that is Russia’s predatory use of fossil fuels as an asymmetric weapon against Europe.”

“Governments should quickly build their own energy path to cheaper and cleaner renewable energy sources, move away from dependence on unpredictable and, as it turns out, dangerous suppliers,” the Prime Minister continued in his speech, stressing that it is very important that the latest on Friday For the first time in a few hours, all the energy consumed in Greece was produced by RES.

“I was talking about three arbitrary claims by the leader of SYRIZA who are falsifying data about Greece. Our country is not the first either in terms of inflation or the accuracy of energy supply,” the prime minister said.

And he added: “The truth is that yes, in Greece, inflation is slightly higher, 12%, than the European average, but there are quite a few countries above 15%. In a big storm, our country is protected in the best way: measures and income support. For 2022 alone, the support package is around 13 billion euros. You talked about energy, you imagined that Greece has the most expensive energy in Europe. Let’s look at the absolute facts. Including VAT, in September 2022 Athens 23.23 cents per kilowatt hour. Madrid, 42, and the infamous Iberian model you advertise. These are the real prices paid by Greek consumers. Stop lying and falsifying the truth. Thanks to the subsidies we provide, energy costs are significantly lower than the European average.”

“You told us again that we don’t want to tax producer surpluses and that we are leaving speculation unchecked when I first talked about taxing 90% of surpluses until July 2022, with certain revenues based on RAE calculations,” Kyriakos then pointed out. Mitsotakis. .

“Our country has launched a national mechanism for restoring current income. In three months we collected 2.7 billion. This mechanism is a national success because this model has been adopted by the EU and the European Commission and is becoming mandatory for all European countries,” the Prime Minister stressed.

In addition, he said: “I first raised this issue in the European Council and the European Commission is convinced that there will be a clear provision for the taxation of refinery surpluses, and this was the Greek proposal. All citizens know that the state spends a significant amount to subsidize a large part of the increase in the cost of electricity.”

“Today, all Greek households are subsidized through the excess income recovery mechanism,” added Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

And he continued: “Let’s talk about another beautiful myth that SYRIZA insists on using as a magical solution. I mean the myth about the renationalization of the checkpoint. You also often drew analogies with cases of forced rescue.”

“The CPT, thank God, does not need the financial assistance that we did when we received it from your own government. Accumulated losses of 1.7 billion euros in 2019. PPC capitalization was 400 million. We have changed the way we manage it, it has been cleared and its value is a multiple. If it were left alone, it would not be called CPR, but NOT, because it could not exist with your own policies. And, of course, the state still controls the checkpoint. The nationalization of the checkpoint, if there was a way to do it, would cost 34%, today it costs 680 million, i.e. 4 times what your 51% was worth in 2019. What exactly are you asking us about? Harm society? Will your friend Mr. Dimopoulos return?