\N The Plenary Session of the House of Representatives meets on Tuesday, 4 January 2022, at 11.00 to take a position on the referral of the law for a reduced VAT rate of 9% for the supply of electricity. \NOne hour earlier at 10.00 a.m. the Parliamentary Finance Committee will hold an extraordinary session to examine the reasons for the referral. Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides and Attorney General George Savides have been invited to attend the session. \NThe referred law was passed by the Plenum of the Parliament on 3 December and was referred back to the Parliament on 22 December. \NIn the reasons for the referral, the President of the Republic states that the law referred to him violates EU law and also the Principle of the Separation of Powers. \NHe adds that the reasons for the impeachment are economic and budgetary, since I \N(CNA) \NCNA\NContents of this article including associated images are owned by CNA\NViews & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or CNA\NSource
