The President accused the Mitsotakis government of “taxing” at the expense of the middle class and weak citizens SYRIZA Progressive Alliance, Alexis Tsipras in the context of a trip he is taking in the prefecture of Thessaloniki, and for his party, he said that he is not proposing an increase in taxes, as he is accused, but a reduction in indirect taxes.

“Official figures show that in 2022 the state collected 4.5 billion euros more in VAT revenue. This is Mitsotakis, taxing the middle class for the weak. The government has collected this wonderful income precisely to finance energy companies, oil refineries and supply chain companies with various passes. This is dirty selfishness and this dirty selfishness must be broken,” Mr. Tsipras told Radio Thessaloniki.

“The fact that Mr. Mitsotakis says that he did not raise taxes is a big lie. It was one of the biggest tax tides in recent years,” he noted, adding: “It may not be visible to the naked eye as tax rates have not increased, but that is exactly what happens through indirect taxes when we have inflation. which increases while indirect taxes remain constant. When the “household basket” actually increases from 50 euros to 100 euros, the tax paid by the citizen is doubled without a mandatory increase in nominal tax rates.”