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19.10.2026
ECONOMY
15:07

Presidential elections increase the risk to the economy

The finance minister managed to leave the chamber more or less unscathed, while on other occasions he left as the victor
ALPHANEWSLIVE


Inflation, the housing crisis, as well as the low rate of implementation of development projects, sparked debate in the Finance and Budget Committee last week and put the 2027 on a collision course with the 2028 presidential election. While Finance Minister Makis Keravnos managed to emerge unscathed from the chamber, the rest of the Cabinet had better be prepared to offer convincing explanations. Let’s not forget that the budget must be passed before the end of the year, a fact that increases the risk to the economy.

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