Greek Parliament approves 2022 state budget

There was a heated exchange between Tsipras and Mitsotakis

The state budget for 2022 was approved by the Plenary Session of the Parliament with 158 “for” and 142 “against”.

The vote was preceded by a heated debate between the prime minister and the leader of the main opposition, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressing that the performance of the national economy is due to the political stability that has been established in the last two and a half years, while Alexis Tsipras called on the PM to resign and call early elections.

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