Nikos Romanos, spokesperson for New Democracy, criticized PASOK-KINAL following comments by parliamentary representative Pavlos Geroulanos regarding the party’s proposal for taxing banks. Romanos argued that Geroulanos’s admission of higher borrowing costs resulting from the taxation proposal exemplified its impracticality and hypocrisy. He accused PASOK of neglecting serious legislative considerations, focusing instead on populist appeals, and expressed anticipation for a response from PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis.