Three measures have been announced for the next four years. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was yesterday in Elefsina and spoke to the townspeople in a thematic discussion about the economy in the Shipyards.

Specifically:

1) The Youth Pass comes with a €150 subsidy. per year for every young person who has reached the age of majority (18 and 19 years old, approximately 200,000 beneficiaries per year) for cultural, tourism and transport activities. The cost is 30 million euros per year.

2) 10% reduction in ENFIA for residential buildings who are insured for the whole year against natural disasters. Cost: 40 million euros.

3) The salaries of civil servants are being reformed (unified wage fund and special wage funds) with a focus on low-paid, responsible positions, as well as on parents with an increase in family allowance for those with children, i.e. from 50 euros to 70 euros for those with one child, from 70 euros for two children to 120 euros and from 120 euros for three children to 170, for the purpose of application from 01.01.2024. The cost is 500 million euros.

“From the very beginning, the focus of our economic policy has been and remains investment, foreign investment, domestic, large investment, small investment, because only through investment can we reduce unemployment and ultimately raise wages in our country,” he said. . said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is participating in a discussion with citizens about the economy at the Elefsina shipyards. He even talked about emblematic and symbolic space, space Elefsina shipyards note that the investment landscape has become clearershipyards are working and new jobs will be added.

“We can achieve within the next four years increase the level of the average wage by about 25% so that the average wage reaches 1,500 euros, the lowest approach 950 euros“, – stressed the prime minister, recalling that today the increase in the minimum wage has finally exceeded the pre-election commitments of the first four years.

He also mentioned the technology sector, which is also heavily invested in, and highlighted quotes, saying that all of this should be done in a fiscally stable environment.

“We have been able to and have created the necessary fiscal space for a serious social policy, because ultimately all the politics that we are talking about for the next four years is based on economics. If the economy does not grow at the level of 3% that we estimate annually, that is, at a rate much higher than the European average, then we will not be able to produce wealth, and then our responsibility will lie in how we will distribute it,” he stressed.

“Everywhere with a very high speed to approach the average European level,” – said the prime minister as a top priority. “The key to achieving this goal is rapid growth, of course, always within the rules of fiscal stability, so that we never again experience what we have experienced in the last decade.”

When asked about the possibility of absorbing the unemployed at a shipyard worker, Kyriakos Mitsotakis replied that he was always impressed how we can have the largest commercial fleet and send our ships for overhaul to neighboring countries and companies with such a rich history and employees who love work to be between decay and incorruptibility in conditions of uncertainty.

“What happened here is so important because it signals that we can enter industries in which we thought we had little to no involvement for decades and be competitive,” he stressed.

He stressed the need to respect all labor rights and referred to the digital labor card.

He spoke on the example of an industry that we managed to revive and can also become the main character. He noted that with the development of the entire shipbuilding industry, as well as the auxiliary shipbuilding industry, we can get tens of thousands of new jobs.

ENFIA discount

The second question was from a private sector worker who had benefited from DYPA programs and was about improving working conditions and wages.

“Unemployment is the greatest form of social injustice,” the prime minister emphasized and pointed out that there is no more effective social policy than helping the unemployed find employment. And this is where DYPA can help through a series of subsidized work programs.

Mentioned Program “First Icon” and he emphasized that the essence of his policy was to raise wage levels, emphasizing that the government should intervene to increase wages as well as disposable income through tax cuts.

“Today we can announce another intervention related to ENFIA and related to our policies to combat climate change and natural disasters,” the Prime Minister said. “Any home is insured against natural disasters you can get an additional discount in ENFIA, 10%“, he explained, pointing out that this will encourage citizens to insure their homes against natural disasters with a significant incentive.

The next question was from a travel industry worker and it was about initiatives for the travel industry and how businesses in the area will be assisted.

The Prime Minister replied that this year is expected to be a record year in tourism and talked about the need to invest in the sector and improve the quality of service delivery.

“We want to be able to provide enterprises with access to bank lending either on more favorable terms, or for enterprises that do not have access to banks, open the door to bank lending using innovative tools,” the prime minister said, referring to the Development Bank.

At this point, he referred to “Freedom Pass” and announced that The youth pass is set at 150 euros per year for each young person who has reached the age of majority. (18 and 19 years old, about 200,000 beneficiaries per year) for cultural, tourism and transport activities. The cost is 30 million euros per year.

He also said that the two necessary characteristics that all tourism investments must have in order to qualify for European funds are to be digital and green.

Increasing child benefits in the public sector

Then a couple of young people who are beneficiaries of the program mentioned the My Home program and asked about planned further initiatives.

The Prime Minister stressed that this is a critical issue that goes to the heart of how we perceive government support for young couples who want to take the next step and start a family.

He stressed that it was a very well thought out program and talked a little more about its value.

But he clarified that this is not the only policy to support young couples, and referred to other policies that have already been implemented and measures taken by the government during the first four years of government, as well as a number of programs that are already working and form the basis of the support policy for young people. families.

At that point, he announced that there would be intervention in the public sector and child benefits to child benefit today for a child up to 70 years old from 50 euros. Also from 70 euros for two children up to 120 euros and from 120 euros for three children up to 170, with the aim of implementation from 01/01/2024.

Additional tax incentives for early investors in startups

This was followed by a question from an entrepreneur who is working with a new innovative technology start-up company.

The Prime Minister emphasized that he is happy every time he speaks about the startup business ecosystem and talked about the institutional interventions that have been taken in order to attract more venture capital in order to provide more tax incentives to those who become the first investors in such businesses, to make it easier for companies to grant equity rights to employees, and to create a framework so that finance and technology can support what has been started and is being done in our country.

“Support for low-income pensioners will continue”

Then came the question of the former secretary of the court. “I am very proud that we managed to bring order to the extremely problematic EFKA,” the prime minister said, noting that the obvious had been done.

He stressed that there are still some issues to be solved with additional pensions, and one of the problems that needs to be solved is the problem of partial insurance.

He referred to “personal piggy bank” and as to what pensioners can expect from now on, the Prime Minister promised to continue to support particularly poor retirees who have personal differences with emergency assistance every year until personal differences through pension increases are finally eliminated.

He also said that the better the economy, the greater the increase in pensions, which of course includes inflation. He also talked about initiatives that will make retirees more attractive to participate in the labor market, both full-time and part-time.

Answering a question about the income of public sector employees, the Prime Minister stressed that there was relief due to the abolition of the solidarity levy, but something else needs to be done.

“We have budget of 500 million at the first stage for the wage fund for civil servants“, said the prime minister, he referred to the intervention he had announced regarding family benefits and emphasized the need for intervention in other areas, such as job benefits, which will be increased. He also spoke about the expansion of performance bonuses. “We have already begun and we are experimenting with such tools, we did it at EFKA,” he said, and also mentioned special salaries that need to be approached from a different point of view.

Interventions for the Disabled

The prime minister was also asked to respond to the “personal assistant program” for people with disabilities.

He emphasized that because of the experience he had with his mother, it was always a personal bet to take important steps so that people with disabilities do not feel like second and third class citizens, and he emphasized the importance of accessibility.

He also answered questions related to the next stage of the reconstruction of the raw materials sector and the benefits provided for the return to our country of people who are currently working abroad.