Parliament Live: Budget debate starts – The vote is on Sunday
Present is Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the start of the process - Later in the day, the speech of the Minister of Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis
Budget in Parliament: All eyes on Mitsotakis’ measures on banks, the PASOK-SYRIZA conflict and defence spending
On Sunday the roll-call vote, which traditionally is a vote of confidence in the government
Banks: Mitsotakis’ announcements in the budget – The plan to “trim” fees
Government sources emphasize that any intervention will be legally compliant and will ultimately impose a higher cost on banks compared to PASOK’s proposed amendment to tax their "excess profits."