The President of SYRIZA-PS accused the government of making political choices for some to hoard while the vast majority of Greek society cannot face the next day and cannot survive. Alexis Tsiprasduring a meeting he had with the Hellenic Bakers’ Federation at a bakery in Lykovrisi.

In a statement after the meeting, the President of SYRIZA PS said that “the alarming increase in electricity prices has created conditions for the dissolution of small and medium-sized enterprises and especially the bakery sector, which they have seen even after the changes were made. in August accounts, an increase in their accounts, not a decrease. He noted that “the rehabilitation clause has gone, the increases have not gone away, and today, September-October, these people see in the tariffs that they have to pay for electricity, natural gas, that these are prices that they cannot afford and prices that prohibiting their use.

He added that “dozens, hundreds of bakeries are closing across the country and jobs are being lost because the average bakery’s markup is equivalent to two or three employees’ salaries.” Mr. Tsipras emphasized that, in his words, “the government has announced a subsidy for them since March, when I met with the bakers, but it has not been provided to them”, stressing that “it is time to give and in fact stop this wave of bakery lockouts retroactively.”

Continuing to criticize the government, the President of SYRIZA noted that “at the same time, he should give an explanation: is it possible to be the first country in the entire EU in terms of electricity prices for non-residential consumers, that is, for small and medium-sized businesses?” Even after subsidies to be the second worst in all of Europe? Hasn’t VAT been reduced even by half a percent on essential goods, as well as VAT on small and medium incomes, while inflation has risen to 12%, and indirect taxes have been reduced in most countries of the world? ” Mr Tsipras argued that ‘it is all a political choice’, adding that ‘indeed, some are hoarding, while the vast majority of Greek society cannot look to tomorrow with either optimism or even restraint, it does not can survive. This is the reality of today.”

The official leader of the opposition stressed that “a different policy is needed to support small and medium-sized businesses. Justice is needed, justice is everywhere,” adding that that is why he was here today “next to the people in production who need support, who need to be supported so that they can face this terrible challenge.”