this greek state As of February, it will undertake 10% of the cost of each citizen’s shopping cart for six months, A measure announced by the conservative prime minister Kyriakos MitsotakisDuring the general budget negotiations for 2023.
As reported by Mitsotakis, this measure It will cost around 650m euros and will be fully financed at the Greek rate for extraordinary profits. made by refineries thanks to the increase in fuel prices.
This new measure will apply to all purchases foodjoyfulRegardless of whether it is made in a large store or a small business.
This is the second initiative approved by the Greek government. impact of widespread inflation when purchasing food.
in November, The executive introduced a flexible cap on the price of 51 essential products in the main supermarket chains.
The budget project is based on 10% inflation this year as a result of the war in Ukraine, an increase that is projected to be halved by 2023.
According to the calculations of the Ministry of Finance, economic growth will slow noticeably and gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 1.8% in 2023, after an estimated 5.6% increase for this year.
latter, The government expects it to produce a timid primary surplus (excluding debt service) of 0.7% of GDP again in 2023, after the 1.6% primary deficit calculated for this year.
The debt, for its part, it will continue to decrease from 168.9% calculated this year to 159.3% in 2023.
General Budgets approved by the absolute majority of conservative New Democracy, They project revenues of 62,139 million euros (60,359 million in 2022) and expenses of 69,945 million euros (71,802 million in 2022).