Tsipras bids to woo middle class

Seeking to leave behind the gloom after the heavy defeat in the European election last month, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his ministers Monday outlined his party's program for the next four years until 2023, insisting he will target the middle class that has borne the brunt of the country's protracted financial crisis.
Speaking at an event at the Athens Concert Hall, Tsipras sought to champion the middle class, saying "some had to help more so that people won't be left behind." He added that he "understands their exhaustion, anger and displeasure more than anything." 

Tsipras placed emphasis on the "new economic policy that began the day after Greece exited its bailout program in August last year." Within this framework, he announced targeted tax relief for people with middle and lower incomes, new jobs, further wage increases and a bolstering of the welfare state...