{"id":3525,"date":"2026-05-01T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=3525"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:09:00","slug":"kyriakos-mitsotakis-before-we-see-if-akilas-brings-it-to-us-see-what-we-have-brought-for-the-workers-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=3525","title":{"rendered":"Kyriakos Mitsotakis: &#8220;Before we see if Akilas brings it to us, see what we have brought for the workers&#8221; (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video on <b>Instagram<\/b> to showcase the <b>government&#8217;s positive measures for <b>workers <\/b>was posted on Friday by <b>Kyriakos Mitsotakis<\/b> wishing &#8220;good <b>First of May<\/b>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, on the occasion of <b>Akylas<\/b>&#8216;s participation with Ferto in this year&#8217;s <b>Eurovision<\/b>, the prime minister begins the <b>video<\/b>with the line &#8220;before we see if <b>Akylas<\/b> gets us, see what we have brought for the workers&#8221;. <\/p>\n<h4> <b>In listing the measures for workers, Kyriakos Mitsotakis mentions:<\/b> <\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li> the <b>increase of the minimum wage<\/b> from 650 euros in 2019 to 920 euros today<\/b> the <b>reduction of unemployment<\/b> by 10 points, i.e. more than 550.000 new jobs <\/li>\n<li> the <b>zero tax for young workers<\/b> under 25 years of age and a tax cut for all with a focus on families with children <\/li>\n<li> the <b>freeing up of the three-year<\/b> tax after 12 full years which means an additional wage increase <\/li>\n<li> the <b>reintroduction of collective agreements<\/b> <\/li>\n<li> the <b>reduction of social security contributions<\/b> by 5,4 points <\/li>\n<li>\n<li> the <b>extension of maternity allowance<\/b> in the private sector from 6 to 9 months <\/li>\n<li> and perhaps most importantly: <b>the digital job card<\/b> for nearly 2 million workers so that the hours you work are actually recorded. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;You certainly won&#8217;t say little. 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