Every year at this time, the government is busy analyzing the right mix of measures for the prime minister’s announcements at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF). These announcements would usually include an outline of the current situation, pending measures from the government program, new steps to help those treated unfairly, plus a surprise measure.
The challenge is much greater this year, however, as the announcements in September in Thessaloniki may decide not only the outcome of the upcoming elections, but also the course of the economy in the coming years.
The government is ideally looking for measures that will bring the greatest possible boost to incomes and measures that will have the same effect (subsidies), but will also indicate some sort of reform, such as rent allowance.
Obviously, it will also seek to address injustices against smaller segments of the electorate (like freelance professionals), without, however, bringing back socially unjust situations (tax evasion). A roadmap of the new economic policy for the next four years should also be presented, promising greater growth, better wages and more jobs.
The announcements in September in Thessaloniki may decide not only the outcome of the upcoming elections, but also the course of the economy for the next few years
