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Finance Ministry Sources on Tsipras' Economic Program: "We Lost count... Measures with an Annual Cost of Approximately 13 Billion Euros" - iefimerida.gr

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The measures presented by Alexis Tsipras in Thessaloniki were commented on by sources from the Ministry of Finance. “The measures presented by Mr. Tsipras violate every European rule on the limits of budgetary expenditures and directly refer to the adventures of his own period with the austerity measures of the unnecessary third memorandum, the overtaxation and extermination of both the middle class and the economically weak,” state the governme…

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This does not include the vague promises for the cost of the minimum guaranteed amount of energy at a fixed affordable price for each household, the transport equivalent for insularity, and the care guarantee for 140,000 people with dementia, the economic staff reports.

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The measures presented by Alexis Tsipras in Thessaloniki were commented on by sources from the Ministry of Finance. “The measures presented by Mr. Tsipras violate every European rule on the limits of budgetary expenditures and directly refer to the adventures of his own period with the austerity measures of the unnecessary third memorandum, the overtaxation and extermination of both the middle class and the economically weak,” state the governme…

The Ministry of Finance estimates the cost of the Greek Left Alliance program announced by Alexis Tsipras at 13 billion euros, accusing him of fiscal derailment and violation of European rules. The government staff lists the detailed cost of the measures and calls on him to submit them to the Greek Fiscal Council for an independent assessment.

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Dionysis Temponeras responded to the government’s criticism of the cost of the measures presented by Alexis Tsipras in Thessaloniki, speaking to ERTnews. At the same time, he analyzed the proposal to impose a “patriotic levy” on the richest 1% of citizens and rejected PASOK’s accusations that its program was copied. Responding to the estimate by government sources that the former prime minister’s announcements cost approximately 13 […] The artic…

While Maximou "locks in" the 2 billion euro package for pensioners and the middle class, the Ministry of Finance denounces Alexis Tsipras for promises of 13 billion euros that blow fiscal discipline to the wind, reminiscent of the "Thessaloniki program" of 2014.

Fierce confrontation between government and E.L.A.S over Tsipras' program: "The numbers don't add up" says the Finance Minister editor03 Wed, 09/02/2026 - 23:57 The economic program presented by Alexis Tsipras in Thessaloniki has caused fierce political controversy, with the Finance Ministry questioning its fiscal sustainability and the Greek Left Coalition rejecting the government's calculations as arbitrary. Exclude from news feed Off Live Des…

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Iefimerida broke the news on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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