Onoufrios Koulla referred to the achievements of the Anastasiades government at the socio-economic level What he said in Parliament
MP of DISY Onoufrios Koulla referred to the achievements of President Anastasiades' government at the socio-economic level.economic level compared to the situation he received from the Christofias administration, stating that in 2013 a state with deficits was omitted and now there is a surplus, which is ammunition and security that will allow those in need to be supported should the crisis caused by the Ukrainian crisis continue.
The DISY MP said that the Anastasiades Government received an economy on the rocks, debt that was galloping and delivered a 6% growth rate and an average borrowing rate from 4.5% to 1.6%, going through 3 successive crises. He listed a number of reforms introduced by the current President's administration, saying that the 2023 budget incorporates the minimum wage that will benefit 80,000 workers in January and parental leave, which will also be considered for self-employed workers in June.
He also added the reduction of military service, the EEO, the more than doubling of the amount of the small cheque to low pensioners, the reinstatement of the heating allowance in mountainous areas to which an extraordinary subsidy was added, and said that for the first time a pension was guaranteed to workers without a pension. He also mentioned the reinstatement of the large mother's allowance, the subsidy for nursery schools, the upgrade of low-paid police officers, the increase in the rent allowance, which were achieved without any new taxes and contributions to the social security system.
Source: KYPE
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