Greek opposition leader Nikos Androulaki calls for tax cuts, market reforms and health system upgrade amid inflation

Opposition leader Nikos Androulaki says Greece’s high inflation acts as a “silent tax” that erodes workers’ real incomes. He points to Eurostat data showing Greece’s price growth above the Eurozone average and notes that real average wages have risen only 0.3% between 2019 and 2025.

Androulaki proposes three concrete measures: stronger competition and market oversight through a robust consumer‑protection authority, a stronger competition ministry and an empowered competition commission; a targeted reduction of indirect taxes, including lower VAT on essential goods and a cut to the special consumption tax on fuel to the EU average; and a fairer taxation system with a gradual, tiered income‑tax scale modelled on Portugal.

He also makes the upgrade of the National Health System (ESY) a political priority, calling for better primary‑care staffing, a national tele‑medicine network, and the creation of an Autonomous Aegean Health Region with incentives for health workers and a comprehensive housing policy.

Androulaki accuses the government of courting oligopolies, of relying heavily on imported natural gas, and of offering only communication‑style measures instead of substantive policy changes.