\u201cThey are publicly posted\u201d replied<\/b> the New Democracy MP New Democracy<\/b> Maria Syregela<\/b> to Nikos Androulakis<\/b> regarding the fines<\/b> imposed on businesses <\/b>that engage in profiteering and whether these fines have been collected. <\/p>\n
The president of PASOK intervened with a message<\/b> during her interview on Real FM.\u00a0Maria Syregela responded point by point<\/b> to the opposition\u2019s proposals regarding inflation, taxation, and VAT cuts. More specifically, Maria Syregela<\/b> referred the PASOK president to the official, publicly posted data<\/b>, also emphasizing that his party has all the parliamentary means at its disposal in case he has further questions. As he characteristically stated:\u00a0\u201cMr. Androulakis and PASOK can submit a question to Parliament. The data is posted online and is available not only to Mr. Androulakis, but to every citizen<\/b>.\u201d \u201cWe cannot return to the logic of \u2018give it all away\u2019 or \u2018there is money\u2019<\/b>,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n During the interview, Maria Syregela also responded to the policies proposed by Nikos Androulakis regarding VAT reductions on basic goods<\/b>, pointing out that every measure must be evaluated based on the actual benefit it provides to citizens. Referring to the proposal to reduce VAT on products such as potatoes, milk, and rice, she emphasized that the numerical analysis of the measure indicates a limited net benefit for households<\/b>, amounting to about 10 leptes per day. <\/p>\n Given, in fact, that PASOK proposed increasing corporate taxes as a measure to finance the loss of VAT revenue<\/b>, Maria Syregela<\/b> pointed out that the New Democracy government was the first to impose a tax on the excess profits of large corporations<\/b>, emphasizing that the opposition did not support such initiatives when they came up for a vote in Parliament.<\/p>\n Staying on the issue of dividend taxation<\/b>, Maria Syregela<\/b> debunked the notion that raising a tax rate automatically leads to increased revenue. \u201cWhen the tax was higher, revenue was lower. Just because you raise the tax doesn\u2019t mean revenue will increase. A lower tax rate may lead to more tax returns being filed and, ultimately, to more public revenue<\/b>,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n He also referred to proposals for free public transportation<\/b>, emphasizing that such announcements require an actuarial study and full cost analysis, as they concern not only the loss of revenue from tickets, but potentially also the need for more routes, more buses, and an overall greater operational burden<\/b>. \u201cIt\u2019s not just a matter of \u2018cutting here and giving there.\u2019 When we talk about free tickets, we need to know how much the measure actually costs and what additional needs it creates<\/b>,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n He also noted that the current government has reduced the public transportation fare<\/b> from 1.40 euros to 1.20 euros, while students receive a 50% discount and the monthly pass for all modes of transit costs 27 euros\u2014less than one euro per day.<\/p>\n On the issue of inflation<\/b>, Maria Syregela<\/b> acknowledged that this is the main problem currently weighing on households<\/b>, especially retirees, families, and the middle class, noting that there must be even more targeted measures for citizens with the greatest needs. \u201cWe must give more to the people with the greatest needs, to families, and to the middle class<\/b>,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n In closing, Maria Syregela<\/b> emphasized that citizens are demanding credibility, seriousness, and costed commitments. \u201cPeople are tired of hearing empty words. 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