Banks’ taxation and minimum wage

The announcements that will concern banks and issues regarding their taxation, banking charges and deposit fees will be made during the budget debate in Parliament this week, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said in a television interview with Open TV Friday.

"A very important debate is imminent in Parliament… on the budget. There I believe that we will also have announcements on the issue of banks," he said. Asked to comment on the bill on the minimum wage that was passed by Parliament, Marinakis stressed that the government, "by adopting a European directive, did some very important things. First, it equated public employees with private sector employees, because there was an injustice, to increase the minimum wage and not include public sector employees. Secondly, it created a safety net in the private sector, according to which the reduction of the minimum wage...