It is unthinkable in this country that has been hit by inflation more than any other in the EU over the last four years, not to make an effort so that the ratio of direct-indirect taxes( in our country is on a one to two ratio —two indirect, one direct— which is socially unjust), to be reversed. Nevertheless, this is the choice of Mr. Mitsotakis .
To put it bluntly, in the Greek market and economy, in key markets such as food, energy, fuel, banking, we suffer from a cartelization of the economy. Oligarchic interests are ravaging the entire market —at a rate, in food for example, of over 85%.
So the question ultimately arises as to whether we will be able as a society, as an economy, as a political system to deal with this crisis. Mr. Mitsotakis and his government not only is uncapable, but mostly unwilling to cope with it.
Mr. Mitsotakis went to Thessaloniki a week ago and promised supposedly tax relief measures, which are also unfair, as the reduction is 2% for low-wage earners and 5% for higher incomes. So, we are actually facing greater relief for higher incomes.
Mr. Mitsotakis presents measures of 1.7 billion, (a third of what has been bled out of society) and is already celebrating, while deceiving society. All Mr. Mitsotakis is doing is trying to buy more political timefor himself. Not to support society. Not, as he pretends, to carry out a major tax reform.
If Mr. Mitsotakis wanted to carry out a major tax reform, he would have to tax the wealth that evades taxes and profits by the tax-exempt in this country, leaving the weakest strata pay the price: workers, pensioners, young people, farmers.
In the face of all this, the response has to be decisive.
There is no point in discussing an alternative that will not be a proper one. Mr. Mitsotakis stepping down so that his policy remains, so that a similar policy remains intact by some successor , who will satisfy his personal ambitions to become prime minister, says absolutely nothing to us.
What Greek society actually needs in order to stop being a society of low expectations is to recreate hope and self-confidence that things can turn out differently.
How can this be done? With a program and a political proposal of values and principles, that will truly assures that , there actually an alternative exists.
There is another path, which is directly opposed to what we are experiencing today. That is why we are talking about breaking the cartels. That is why we are talking about energy. Our proposal at the Thessaloniki International Fair, clearly includes a ceiling on electricity prices and the abolition of this obscenely profitable operation of the Energy Exchange.
We are here to discuss and cooperate with those who understand that there must be a direct confrontation with the rightwing priorities, narrative and goals.