With reactions against the controversial new real estate tax ENFIA increasing and many government officers expressing their dismay at the measure, aside from the parties of the opposition, the Prime Minister Samaras has decided to focus on rectifying some of the tax’s “errors”.
At present New Democracy is faced with the possibility of alienating many of its traditional party supporters, including farmers, who are also faced with the Russian embargo, further increasing frustration. Even PASOK officers have reported that the feedback they have received, particularly from provincial areas, to be exceptionally negative.
Former ND minister Evripidis Stylianidis commented that the new tax is “a blow against one of the main pillars of the capitalist system, which is the right to property” and was rather scathing in his appraisal of the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s response to the Russian embargo. Even active ND officer, such as Maximos Harakopoulos and Iordanis Tzamtzis have adopted a more aggressive stance, demanding corrective initiatives.
With the troika meeting in Paris scheduled for the 3rd and 4th of September, the Prime Minister wants to address many of these problems, so that he is able to negotiate a better deal with Greece’s creditors. Prior to the meeting in Paris though he will attend the EU Summit in Brussels on the 30th of August to discuss the effect of the Russian embargo on the Greek economy.
