The draft law of the Ministry of Health “Comprehensive system for the provision of palliative care – Measures to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and protect public health and other measures in emergency situations” was adopted by a majority of votes. The amendments were also adopted by majority vote.

In the purchase map amendment, ND, PASOK and Hellenic Solution voted yes. SYRIZA and KKE voted yes, while MeRA25 voted no.

According to article 88 of the draft law “Transitional provision on deviant development in areas not included in the city plan – Amendment of part 1 of article 40 of Law 4759/2020”, in the roll call requested by SYRIZA, 179 deputies voted “for”, 119 deputies voted “against” and one deputy declared “present”.

Tsipras: Taxation of excess refinery profits is in its infancy

The amendment to the Market Pass and the taxation of excess profits of refineries was commented earlier by the President of SYRIZA-PS, Alexis Tsipras, during his welcoming speech at the presentation of the book by Euclid Tsakalotos “Back to the Wall. Negotiations about the economy and society. 2015 – 2019″.

According to him, even this is “the standard taxation of excess refinery profits, which is expected to reach three billion. for 2022, this will be done at the lowest rate proposed by the European Commission, and will be treated not as a tax, but as an expense.”

“Like the charitable donations that many rich people make, not out of love for people, but out of a need to show large expenses so that taxes can be deducted, the amount of money they will pay,” he said characteristically, referring to “a policy that led us to a crisis” and which “will lead us to a crisis again”.

“Client state, direct orders, uncontrolled and unregulated market operation, tax breaks for the powerful, horizontal tax looting for many, especially with flat VAT and VAT during a period of unprecedented inflation and incentives,” added Mr. Tsipras, while noting that even “the infamous level of investment that has been set as the central economic goal by Mr. Mitsotakis and has been valid since the first half of 2020” has not been achieved.

SYRIZA: Mr Mitsotakis tries another provocative free deal

“In the government’s consumer bailout amendment, Mr. Mitsotakis is attempting another provocative free action to benefit the refineries’ excess profits while society has been groaning for 15 months from obscene profits,” SYRIZA said in a statement.

“After “gifting” 1.8 billion euros of windfall profits to electricity producers, Mr Mitsotakis is now giving an additional billion euros of windfall profits to refineries.

In the government’s consumer bailout amendment, Mr. Mitsotakis makes another provocative giveaway to benefit refinery windfall profits as society groans for 15 months at obscene profits.

The refinery excess profit tax amendment is intended to protect the excess profits themselves. In particular, Mr. Mitsotakis:

He calls the emergency levy an “expense” that is deductible from income tax, effectively relieving companies of some of the tax burden they normally incur.

He is applying a 33% rate to tax the profits of refineries, at the lowest rate allowed by the EU, instead of the 90% he himself announced he would impose on electricity producers.

It deliberately does not extend the emergency levy until 2023, while on the basis of the Regulation it can and must apply the solidarity contribution for 2023 as well.

SYRIZA-PS is committed to ensuring that the next progressive government, which will give priority to the interests of the social majority, will fairly tax and return to citizens the excess profits received at their expense.

Oikonomou: SYRIZA stays away from the problems of daily life in society

Late in the evening, government spokesman Yannis Oikonomou opened fire on SYRIZA.

“SYRIZA, after further controversy, ultimately voted for “presence” regarding the trading card. Thus, he decided for the hundredth time to stay away from the anxieties, needs and problems of the daily life of society. This, as usual, is a sad exception to everything important and useful for the Motherland and its people. A lot in theory, a little in practice: it was, it is and it will remain SYRIZA,” the government spokesman said in a statement.

^{With information from APE-MPE}