On the counterattack he passed PASOK-Movement for Changewith the party press representative, Dimitris Manzoin response to criticism from ND spokesman Aka Skertsov about the tax program proposed by PASOK-KINAL.

Mr. Manzos said at today’s first meeting with journalists that PASOK’s tax policy, which has been proposed and announced since February and codified a month before the May 21 elections. “has a clear purpose: fair distribution of the tax burdenwhich will fund a modern and efficient welfare state that will reduce social and economic inequalities,” and added: “For this reason, we propose a reduction in the tax burden on wage labor, an increase in tax incentives for families with children, and a reduction in indirect taxes on basic consumer goods and energy as long as accuracy is maintained.

He emphasized that no problem with Elena Chronopoulou, stating that her statement on the TV show yesterday is “a blunder of language” and noted, “She clarified it herself in no time. As I said before, a noble effort is being made to be serious and reliable in our position in public affairs. I think that’s how we are judged every day. This is how we were assessed on May 21, and this is how we will be assessed on June 25. So no problem. We move forward together with self-confidence, with great effort and optimism for the next result.”

In particular, Mr. Manzos stressed that it is proposed “lowering the unacceptably high tax-free cap on parental benefits from the current ceiling of €4.8m to €400,000 per parentand added:

“With regard to distributed dividends from corporate profits, which are currently taxed horizontally at the lowest rate in Europe of 5%, we propose the following progressive taxation:

— for the first €50,000 of distributed dividends, the tax rate remains at 5%

– the excess part over 50,000 and up to 100,000 is taxed – and only this – at a rate of 10%

– and if the dividend exceeds 100,000 euros, the additional part is again taxed at a rate of 15%.”

He emphasized that “it is completely unfair that dividends of 30,000, 40,000 and 50,000 euros are taxed in the same way as giant dividends of millions.”

He said government officials are pushing for a list of companies as they distributed 2.5 billion euros in dividends and increased their profits to 303.6% in 2022. “We refer to the reports of many newspapers and other media. As an example, I show you the relevant May 3 publication by Katimerini,” added a PASOK-KINAL spokesman, noting that “after these facts, let the former ministers and representatives of the New Democracy leave editing and protection.” major financial interests.

Mr. Manzos remarked that they must understand that they are not aggressors, but apologists for the work and days of the government. New Republic and emphasized: “We will talk about our programmatic truths and our programmatic commitments, and they will lie.” and invited ND representative Akis Shertsos to respond:

“- how much money did the state treasury receive from taxation – and even at a rate of 90% – of the excess profits of energy suppliers?

– how and how will the ND commitment to increase the average wage in the private sector by 25% be implemented?

– why did the New Democracy government, without any dialogue, commit the country to primary surpluses reaching 2.5% in 2026, at the risk of reinstating austerity policies and abandoning social infrastructure?

– Since last year, the government has mandated IOBE to propose new tax measures for freelancers. Can he publish the relevant study, tell us what these measures are, or will he wait to announce them after the election?”