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Androulakis from Rhodes: 'Political change needed' for inflation
🇬🇷 Greece /Economy & Trade

Androulakis from Rhodes: 'Political change needed' for inflation

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis visited a market in Rhodes to discuss rising prices and production costs.
  • He criticized the government's economic policies, arguing they benefit monopolies and middlemen.
  • Androulakis proposed measures to combat inflation, including consumer protection and VAT reductions.

Nikos Androulakis, leader of PASOK-Movement for Change, visited the Agios Dimitrios market in Rhodes, engaging with producers and farmers about their daily struggles. Accompanied by party officials, Androulakis heard firsthand accounts of increased production costs and the pressure households face due to inflation. He stressed the government's obligation to support the country's productive base.

With the policies of New Democracy, monopolies and middlemen are always strengthened, while pensioners, employees, the average family, and the most vulnerable Greeks remain the losers.

— Nikos AndroulakisCriticizing the government's economic policies during his visit to Rhodes.

Androulakis launched a sharp critique of the current government's economic strategy, asserting that its policies consistently favor monopolies and intermediaries while leaving pensioners, employees, average families, and the most vulnerable Greeks behind. He argued that the reported surplus in public revenue stems not from growth or enhanced production, but from high inflation and heavy indirect taxation. "The daily hardships and high cost of living are converted into state revenue, and they call this a surplus. This is why a political change is needed," he declared.

The daily hardships and high cost of living are converted into state revenue, and they call this a surplus. This is why a political change is needed.

— Nikos AndroulakisExplaining his view on the government's revenue surplus and the need for political change.

PASOK outlined its key proposals to tackle inflation. These include establishing a unified consumer authority to oversee the market throughout the supply chain, strengthening the Competition Committee, and reducing special consumption taxes on fuel and energy. Androulakis also proposed targeted VAT reductions on essential goods to alleviate the burden on households. He announced plans to submit an urgent question to the Prime Minister in Parliament, demanding explanations for the government's approach to inflation. "For seven years, they have allowed powerful market players to deeply reach into the pockets of the Greek people every day," he concluded.

For seven years, they have allowed powerful market players to deeply reach into the pockets of the Greek people every day.

— Nikos AndroulakisConcluding his remarks on the government's handling of inflation.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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