New Democracy leader outlines opposition's policy pillars

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday presented the main opposition party's policy program for rebooting the Greek economy and easing the burden on middle-income taxpayers.

Speaking at an event near central Athens ahead of general elections next month, the 51-year-old economist said that New Democracy plans to implement a series of changes in a program that expresses the party's "identity" and it's intention to "reach out to the people."

Outlining the pillars of that program, Mitsotakis said that New Democracy will abolish the "destructive policy" of high primary surpluses "deliberately implemented" by the incumbent SYRIZA government, while also lowering corporate tax from 28 to 20 percent within two years and taxes on shares. He also vowed to introduce measures for reducing the cost of borrowing to business.

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