Alexis Tsipras stated that the first stop of his tour in Thessaly was Volos, where he met with citizens on the street and in cafes, instead of in controlled discussion spaces. In a conversation with professionals in the catering industry, he mentioned that he heard the criticism that Kyriakos Mitsotakis was currently benefiting from the 37 billion euros that, as they claimed, had been left to the government. He also relayed the plea of a professional who acknowledged the regulation of 120 installments but requested that businesses be allowed to operate and have a permanent, easy repayment solution for debts that, as he said, arose from social and economic conditions. Tsipras argued that catering businesses were seeing their turnover decrease due to VAT and electricity bills. He added that when citizens spent 40% of their income on rent, they limited their spending on entertainment and coffee, resulting in a dramatic decrease in the sector's turnover. According to him, the government did not take into account either Greek consumers or healthy Greek entrepreneurship when it spoke of development. He called for support for entrepreneurship and argued that for there to be prospects, hope, and stability, the Mitsotakis government needed to come to an end. #Βόλος #Εστίαση #Επιχειρηματικότητα (translated)
