The Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, reacted strongly to comments made by the president of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kassalakis, regarding healthcare, particularly his call for allocating “at least 5% of GDP on public health” if he were to become prime minister. Georgiadis, in response, highlighted that Kassalakis’ proposal implies a reduction in healthcare expenses, pointing out that in 2022, healthcare expenditure was at 5.1% of GDP according to ELSTAT, and currently estimated at around 5.8% of GDP.
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Furthermore, the Minister of Health noted that public expenditure, from 8.634 billion in 2018, has reached 10.881 billion in 2022 and has further increased in 2023 and 2024.