Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance details Thessaloniki tax reform measures including minimum 30% cut to housing presumptions and EUR 250 annual pensioner payment

Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance released highlights of Deputy Minister George Kotsiras’ television interview outlining the tax measures announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair, describing them as a structural tax reform aimed at supporting citizens and increasing disposable income. The package was presented as a major intervention for the middle class, large families, families with children, young people and pensioners, centred on reductions in direct taxation. For pensioners, Kotsiras referenced tax scale reductions, a permanent EUR 250 payment each November for a large share of pensioners, and the reduction and abolition over two years of the “personal difference”. On living expense presumptions (tekmiria), minimum reductions of 30% were cited for housing, while presumptions for cars would be recalculated based on emissions, aligned with the approach used for vehicle circulation fees, which he said would significantly reduce them.