Mitsotakis promises farmers lower income tax

Main opposition New Democracy intends to implement a bold insurance and tax policy for farmers and livestock breeders when it comes to power, party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.

Addressing a gathering in the village of Deskati in Grevena on Wednesday, Mitsotakis announced that an ND government will set a 9 percent taxation rate for annual incomes of up to 10,000 euros and set up a new social insurance system.

His proposals would be presented in detail in his speech at the upcoming Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), said Mitsotakis, who is on a tour of the region.

"The cost of social insurance is currently is so high that it acts as a disincentive to working," he noted, adding that tax and social insurance reforms will be the main pillar of his party's economic policy. He also promised to provide equal opportunities in rural and urban areas of Greece and...