The Minister of National Economy and Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis, is in Volos today and a little while ago he completed a press conference, which he gave to the media.
News is the fact that for this year the arrivals of cruise ships are cancelled, due to the problems that have arisen from the disastrous floods of last September, with the transported materials having reduced the depth of the port by at least two meters.
Mr. Hatzidakis, however, announced that by the end of May the port restoration project will be announced and from the moment the contractor is installed, it will take 1-1.5 years to complete the work. Mr. Hatzidakis is holding a meeting with the Management of the Port of Volos Organization, in order to discuss the whole issue with the developments regarding the projects as well as the evolution of the cancellations of the arrivals of large cruise ships with more than 2,000 passengers.
In addition to the general position on the Greek economy, the Minister made a special reference to Thessaly and the farmers, saying that financing of €600m is imminent until the end of April.
The interview
The main reference of Mr. Hatzidakis at the press conference was the farmers’ subsidies, however in a short time he will speak as a keynote speaker at a political event of the DEEP Magnesia of the ND for the 50 years of the ND at the Volos Palace hotel. The Minister will refer to the course of the Greek economy, as well as the upcoming European elections.
The key to the Greek economy lies in the combination of fiscal seriousness with a business-friendly policy, the Minister of National Economy, Mr. Hatzidakis, said today at a press conference in Volos. As he said, “our economy has recovered rapidly over the past four years despite successive crises such as the pandemic, energy prices and the war in Ukraine, underlining that Greece has achieved fiscal consolidation thanks to an unprecedented rate of reduction in the debt-to-GDP ratio in euro area and restored its primary surplus a year earlier than planned. Greece’s growth rate is 5 times the Eurozone average, despite the effects of international developments and the major natural disasters that hit our country. And this underlines, according to him, “the success in the policy mix we are following, which has been based on two pillars. Fiscal discipline on the one hand and a pro-investment approach on the other”.
He added that the country wants to attract more investment in the green energy, logistics and tourism sectors to close the gap with the rest of the eurozone.
The Minister of National Economy, Kostis Hatzidakis, spoke regarding the difficult days that followed the disastrous floods of last September, but also regarding the fact that he is in the region for the second time following the enormous problems they left behind, reiterating that
” The majority of the funds that were committed, especially through ERGANI, for the farmers of Thessaly have already reached their pockets. An amount of approximately 200 million has already been awarded and next week the subsidies from the European Union will also be given. Until the end of April, for the farmers of Thessaly, either from compensations or from other sources of aid, a fund of 600 million euros will have been given”
Regarding the projects, he noted that Thessaly is a first priority and the infrastructure will start in the summer.
Kostis Hatzidakis from Volos: End of May announcement for the port deepening projects
“Our goal is to convince our compatriots who left abroad several years ago – the brain drain generation – to return to the country.”
Regarding the measures taken by the Greek government in the implementation of the economic policy, Kostis Hatzidakis stated that the corporate tax rate, the tax on dividends and employer contributions were reduced, noting at the same time that a special regime was created that aims to attract tax residents abroad , with a 50% income tax exemption for seven years for those who create jobs in Greece.
Source: ertnews
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