SYRIZA MP Giorgos Stathakis spoke at Thursday evening discussion on the challenges of the production sector’s recovery and stated that Greek “suffers from low taxes”, meaning the deficit regarding tax revenue as a GDP percentage, when compared to EU divs.
Mr. Stathakis explained that tax revenue is just 38% of GDP, when the EU average is 43%. According to Mr. Stathakis, SYRIZA’s plan is to collect 40% from taxpayers, 40% from indirect taxes and 20% from contributions.
Additionally, the opposition MP stressed that the deindustrialization of Greece was inconceivable and argued for the development of an active industrial policy, citing the German example. Mr. Stathakis asserted that the preservation of industrial production is essential to overcome the current crisis.
