It will be a week of decisions for the finalisation of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' announcements on economic policy for the coming period from the podium of the Thessaloniki International Fair next Saturday, September 7.

The economic staff has taken out paper and pencil and is doing all the necessary simulations in order to see that the exercise is working, because in no way do they want to undermine the fiscal stability that the country has so painstakingly earned. In the Ministry of Economy and Finance, they want to preserve it at all costs.

In this context, additional fiscal space is being sought in order to provide social benefits at a time of extreme difficulty for households, which have to cope with the high cost of living, whether this comes from the shortage of supermarket goods or the high rent prices that make housing extremely difficult.

A large part of the measures to be announced by the Prime Minister, which are, however, not yet locked in, are clearly geared towards improving the daily lives of citizens.

The main axes on which the Prime Minister's announcements will move are addressing the problems of housing and demography, upgrading public health and education services, as well as supporting vulnerable groups.

The government's priority is to support households, with a particular focus on young families and home ownership. Support for pensioners also remains high on the government's agenda, with the relevant ministries working on measures to improve their financial situation. Housing policy, restructuring of social benefits, and boosting employment for young people and women are central.