Greek Government Will Pay Food Bills for Millions of Citizens
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Greece plans to cover 10% of food expenses for most households over six months starting in February, a measure to be funded by taxing surplus profits of the country’s two oil refiners, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.
“The fiscal cost will be €650 million,” the premier said Saturday night, before lawmakers started voting on the country’s 2023 budget. This budget is the first in 12 years to be implemented outside the post-bailout monitoring framework that the country was subject to following the financial crisis.