“No allowance or support for Easter 2026 has been provided for in the budget,” stated Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance, Giorgos Kotsiras, speaking on Parapolitika 90.1, regarding rumors about an Easter allowance. He also emphasized that the crisis due to the war in the Middle East has unpredictable economic consequences and stressed that the Greek government is ready, has a plan and strategy, and possesses fiscal and institutional tools to intervene. “We are here to support Greek society when it is deemed necessary,” the deputy minister said.
Excerpts from Giorgos Kotsiras’ interview on Parapolitika 90.1
Regarding the impact of the Middle East war:
G.KOTSIRAS: We are talking about a crisis stemming from warfare of very large scale and very high intensity. It is given that this type of crisis has unpredictable economic consequences and entails significant changes related to the map of geopolitical correlations, so we are talking about a crisis that does not have usual parameters for evaluation. It is an extreme crisis that affects many levels.
When asked what would be the red line for the government to start helping consumers:
G.KOTSIRAS: The Greek government is ready, has a plan and strategy, and has both fiscal and institutional tools to intervene. Obviously these days we see different price fluctuations, we are here to support Greek society when it is deemed necessary. (…) We are ready to support Greek society, judging based on needs and duration.
On the Easter allowance:
G.KOTSIRAS: No allowance or support of this kind for Easter has been provided for 2026 in the budget. Nothing has been planned at this moment, we stick to what we have budgeted so far.
