Independent MP Theodora Tzakri criticized Greece’s 2025 budget in parliament, describing it as an extreme neoliberal illusion that fails to address the country’s poverty crisis. She highlighted rising taxes, decreasing social benefits, and an increasing cost of living, which adversely affects 80% of the population. Despite a projected primary surplus, Tzakri expressed that not a single euro will support the social state or the economically vulnerable, calling the budget socially destructive.