Dimitris Koutsoumpas, the leader of the Greek Communist Party, criticized the government’s budget in Parliament, labeling it as a tool for redistributing wealth from the many to the few. He expressed concerns over low wage increases and the government’s failure to disburse unemployment benefits to tourism workers before Christmas. Koutsoumpas argued that the budget reflects a war economy and accused opposition parties of supporting the government’s policies. He called for measures to assist those affected by the rising cost of living and insisted on collective contracts for workers.