Government faces backlash over emergency energy package

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Cost of living, Energy, Institutions, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL, SYRIZA
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Opposition parties have attacked the government over its response to skyrocketing electricity prices. The emergency measures announced on Wednesday have been dismissed as vague and inadequate, with critics questioning the administration’s preparedness.

On Wednesday, Environment and Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis announced the return of the windfall tax on gas-fired electricity generators to pay for an emergency subsidy, after price spikes in the wholesale market threatened astronomical rises to ...

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