Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis formally called today for a roll-call vote on the bill on borrowers, speaking during the debate in Parliament’s plenary session.
After the government withdrew “Article 23”, which included measures easing the position of funds and servicers (following strong opposition from opposition parties and bar associations), the Maximos Mansion’s counterattack focused on the demand: “Then support the rest of the bill.”
So far, no party has shown any willingness to do so, as their representatives noted in recent days that “the rest of the bill” also has its weaknesses and omissions.
“I will address the opposition. For days, we have heard you denounce servicers. You rebuke us, accuse us and claim a monopoly on social sensitivity.
We are calling for a roll-call vote. It is a test of consistency: to see who means what they say, who does what they mean and who puts borrower protection into practice,” Mr Pierrakakis said today.
It is worth noting that the Finance Minister tabled amendments yesterday, Tuesday, in favour of borrowers as part of the bill: a fixed interest rate of 3% (with or without a mortgage on the property) for vulnerable debtors who enter the out-of-court debt settlement mechanism, and a tenfold increase in the maximum fine that the Bank of Greece can impose on servicers.