In an interview with Mega television station, Deputy Minister George Kotsiras focused on the regulations for dealing with private debt and supporting the family.
As the Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance said, “we are bringing a multi-bill with many socially beneficial regulations that concern a large part of Greek society.”
As Kostiras stressed, the support measures directly affect thousands of families, with interventions for housing, but also for the regulation of private debt, which he described as “an important issue that combines the need for liquidity, the need for the smooth functioning of the economy, the need to support our fellow citizens who want to be consistent and want a second chance.”
More specifically, on private debt, the bill of the Ministry of National Economy is expected to incorporate four interventions, he said:
– the first intervention provides for an extraordinary debt adjustment with 72 instalments, which covers debts until 31/12/2023, which constitute “the largest part of the debts that currently exist to the Greek State”, he said.
– the second arrangement concerns the possibility of lifting the seizure of the bank account, paying 25% and settling the balance.
– the third regulation, which is the reduction of the threshold to be subject to the out-of-court mechanism, from 10,000 to 5,000.
In addition, a provision will be added to the multi-bill, which, as Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis announced, “increases the unconfiscated threshold from 1,250 to 1,600 euros”. As Kotsiras explained, “what we have been doing all this time is trying to listen to society and its needs, and because the economy is doing better, to find ways to address the real needs of the Greek economy and the market.” He stressed the need to maintain a balance and a culture of payments, which generates revenue, which “we turn back to society.”
Asked about the scope for further measures ahead of the next Thessaloniki International Fair, the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance noted that “a constant political choice is to reduce burdens on citizens and businesses”.
In relation to fuel prices, Kotsiras noted that the subsidy of diesel at the pump has succeeded in containing the price, to the benefit of citizens and the market, while he noted that an additional 800 million euros have been given to cover energy needs and boost disposable income. This includes the 150 euro aid for each child, which will be given by the end of June, the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance said, reiterating that “we are here to support citizens, within the limits of what is possible, emphasizing where there is a real need.”
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