In a roll-call vote designed ‘to see who is for and who is against specific things’, Kyriakos Pierrakakis put 17 articles of the bill entitled ‘Boosting disposable income, savings and investment: tax, wage and pension provisions and other social policy provisions’ to a vote.
Speaking in the plenary session, National Economy Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said ‘A large part of the reason the country went bankrupt in previous years had to do with the huge gap between what we say, what we mean and what we do. And a large part of this exercise, too, had to do with the belief that there are no limits in the economy. That money is infinite, that we can do an infinite number of things, that there are no choices. As a country, a nation and a generation, we know very well that things are very different; we learned that the hard way, as they say abroad, “the hard way”’.
‘So, to see exactly who means what, the New Democracy parliamentary group, through Notis Mitarakis, will table a request for a roll-call vote on 17 articles of the bill. To see who is for or against very specific things. Do we want tax in the lowest band reduced to zero for families with three children? Do we want tax in the lowest band reduced to zero for farmers? Do we want specific support for civil servants at Christmas? Do we want pensioners to receive support at this level and in this amount?’, Mr Pierrakakis asked.
Immediately afterwards, New Democracy parliamentary spokesman Notis Mitarakis tabled the motion for a roll-call vote, telling the opposition: ‘Each of you will be called by name [...] to state your position on the most important of the positive fiscal measures included in today’s bill. [...] It is a package of measures that affects almost everyone: employees, self-employed people, businesses, farmers, civil servants, pensioners, people with disabilities, families with three or more children. And above all, young people. The younger generation. They deserve to feel optimistic when they look to the future’.
‘[...] I call on all sides of the Parliament, in the roll-call vote, to vote for this bill because it cuts taxes, raises disposable income and supports families, the regions and the younger generation. I am convinced that the Greek people will judge this period favourably, will trust us at the elections in spring or summer 2027, and will once again put their trust in Kyriakos Mitsotakis and New Democracy for a third term with an outright majority, bringing stability, progress and prosperity’.