The new government of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on July 8 passed an important vote in the country's parliament, after making commitments to improve credit ratings, employment, basic wages and taxes.
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| Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a parliamentary session in Athens, July 8. The new Greek government won a vote of confidence from the parliament, after a three-day meeting, from July 6. (Source: AP) |
With 158 votes in favor and 142 votes against, the new government of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis passed the vote, according to national broadcaster ERT .
Previously, on July 6, in his first speech before the Greek Parliament, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis affirmed that his party had been given the mission to speed up the reform process.
Affirming that it will “correct past mistakes”, the new government will focus on targets such as tax cuts, salary and pension increases, and early debt repayment in the next four years.
Mr Mitsotakis pledged to help Greece achieve strong growth, regain its investment grade credit rating and repay its loans from countries in the eurozone's first bailout package earlier.
The New Democrat also pledged to give pensioners an annual bonus, extend protections for households against the cost of living crisis and increase tax benefits for families with children from next year.
Prime Minister Mitsotakis added that the basic monthly salary will be increased from 780 euros to 950 euros, while social security contributions will be cut by 1 percentage point.
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