Greek PM pledges 10% food subsidy for families

Helping hand: A farmer cleans bundles of leeks placed into slow-moving water in northern Greece. The country’s food purchases are burdened by inflation, prompting government aid. — AFP

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a 10% subsidy for every household’s food purchases to help counter the burden of inflation.

“From next February, the state will cover 10% of each household’s purchases for six months in supermarkets and food businesses (bakeries, pastry shops, fishmongers),” the prime minister told Parliament before a vote on the 2023 state budget amid a pre-electoral atmosphere.