FinMin's remarks about pensioners anger opposition

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos sparked outrage on Friday after saying that the long-term viability of the social security system will not be burdened by a suspension of planned pension cuts as older pensioners will die soon.

Speaking at the 13th Annual Greek Roadshow organized by the Athens Stock Exchange in London, Tsakalotos said that "by 2020, 2030 or 2040 [older pensioners] won't be here and therefore there will be no impact on the long-term viability of the system."

His remarks were seized upon by the conservative opposition New Democracy party, which said that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed a similar sentiment during the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) earlier this month.

Tsipras's comments, ND said, were not "a mistake."

"The wish made by Mr Tsipras at TIF for 1.5 million of our fellow citizens over 70 to quickly die has been...

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