With an eye on surveys government and the opposition opened yesterday in parliament The focus of the confrontation was economic policy for the next 2023 election year. The start was made at the first of three meetings of the Project Finance Committee budgetand the round of discussions will culminate in meetings and, of course, the adoption of the final draft budget by the national delegation.

Yesterday’s process highlighted not only different approaches in the field of economics between the government and the opposition, but also recorded contradictions between opposition parties on specific issues, with N.D. and SYRIZA, once again on the path of a duel, were criticized for their policies by PASOK, KKE and Hellenic Solution.

Opening the meeting, chief of financial staff Chr. staikouras, after defending the government’s choice, with the closing of his position, gave the debate a strong political tone: “The project is a budget with difficult balances, which is designed to combine problems in an unstable, full of high uncertainty, increasing risks. , new threats and great volatility in the international environment, which also affects Greece. Government of N.D. proved that even in stormy waters, the “boat” stably and safely heads to its destination. Without changing course, with prudence, responsibility and self-confidence. We will continue to follow the same path, based on the same principles and values. For a more productive economy. For a more just society. For a strong Greece. For a more prosperous country. For a strong motherland.”

As expected, the first response in a similar tone came from SYRIZA speaker Efi Ahtsioglu: “The budget for 2023 will not actually be implemented. Because the citizens will allow a progressive government to implement a program of recovery from the crisis, state intervention in the market, ensuring social cohesion and guaranteeing justice everywhere. In society, in the economy, in the state.

In connection with the violent conflict between the government and SYRIZA and the focus on polls, debates began in the relevant committee of the parliament.

On behalf of PASOK, K. Skandalidis commented: “The Minister of Finance starts with the draft state budget, which he is not used to at other times, in order to present us with an election declaration.” At the same time, in various parts of his speech, he criticized the policies that, as he mentioned, were carried out by governments and the National Democratic Party. and SYRIZA. He added that the project under discussion is “slowly achieving its goals, ineffective in solving economic problems and unfair in terms of burden sharing.”

N. Karatanasopoulos (KKE) blamed, among other things, “the bad condition of the people and the workers” both on the current government and on the governments of SYRIZA and PASOK.

“Even in this draft budget, we did not find an attempt to solve the main problems of our economy,” said V. Villardos from the side of the Greek Solution.

Optimistically, finally, “that the economy will become much better in the near future” appeared at the closing of the meeting, Deputy Minister of Finance T. Skilakakis.