Boost Momentum for Investment

The development plan for the day after the release of the memorandum was presented by Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis. At the same time, he spoke about the new investment environment, economic planning for the coming years and Greece as a force of stability in the region

In an interview with Euronews, the minister of Economics and Development pointed out already begins and manifests itself for investment in Greece, while noting the desire of the government for the policy to have a sincerity and transparency and to combine the needs of citizens with the needs of the economy. economy

"We try to integrate citizens who have been marginalized in the development process, which is why we talk about inclusive growth, as long as we do it through anti-corruption programs. poverty with second chance programs, we try to give a second chance to heavily indebted businesses, to damaged households, and that also boosts growth As a result, we are entering a phase where the fall has stopped, it is important and what citizens recognize. We have no more pay cut, we are stabilized and we know that they will start to increase, an improvement. We do not have a drop in health expenses. He even badured that the government would reintroduce collective bargaining for workers, abolish the law that freezes the minimum wage, sending the message that the recovery of Greece is currently based on investment and exports.

Regarding development strategy, he said that it included concrete actions with specific timelines, stating, for example, that in 2021, the land register will be completed in Greece. He also said that he had already established stability in some regions, noting, for example, that if a major investment is made in Greece, he could have the same tax regime for 12 years. Nobody will change it, he said and announced that the government is preparing a new law on strategic investments. "We want to create a one-stop shop, a licensing authority for these investments," he said.

At the same time, Mr. Drabadagis noted that "we want new investments, but we must say that significant investments are already made" "There is a considerable investment in energy." We unite Crete with the rest of Greece for the first time.We unite the Cyclades Islands with each other and with the rest of Greece.We create the conditions for more renewable energy.Investments are made in all the ports of Greece Piraeus, Thessaloniki We are creating infrastructure, creating the conditions for our infrastructure to be for Europe, not just for Greece, investments are being made in too many sectors and privatization revenues. airports, Fraport, already have significant positive effects on airport operations, and similar investments are being made in too many areas. "

" I must also s say that the current development law, which hosts new investments, has received a few hundred average investments or less in recent years. "[19659002SeréférantàlapositiondelaGrècedansl'ensembledelarégionelleadéclaréquec'étaitleseulpaysstablemalgrélagrandecrise"bienquenousayonsgéréunecrisenonseulementéconomiquemaisaussideréfugiés"LaGrèceexportelastabilitéversl'ensembledelarégionetc'estpourquoinousvoulonsrésoudrelesproblèmesquiexistentaveccertainsdenosvoisinsdesortequenonseulementlaGrècemaispluslargementlarégiondesBalkanspuisseêtreunedestinationd'investissementadoesilsouligné

Mr. Dragasagis said:" We will run surpluses, which are very high, 3.5%, but without new measures, we will achieve fiscal space beyond surpluses to finance targeted taxes. viral cuts and targeted social spending. "

" The design of our economy for years is that, aside from surpluses of 3.5%, we have the resources to cover the costs of taxation and social spending. For 2019, resources will remain modest, 800 million euros. For 2020, it will be 1.2 billion. Each year, resources will increase and we will not need to take further austerity measures because, having reached the 3.5% surplus in recession, we will be able to achieve this in terms of growth. . So yes, we are starting to be able to fund, in a healthy way, tax breaks and social spending, "he added.