Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance outlines tax cuts, codification and tax administration digitisation priorities and signals preliminary tax decisions for businesses

In remarks at the 7th “Law and Taxation” conference, Greece’s Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance, Giorgos Kotsiras, set out the government’s tax policy agenda as a key lever for growth and “tax justice”, pointing to three priorities: further tax reductions, codification of tax legislation, and continued digitisation of tax administration. He highlighted recent tax reform measures that reduce taxes across households, with emphasis on families with children, young people and regional support, and noted that a bill currently before Parliament on foundations, donations and dormant inheritances includes additional tax cuts aimed at encouraging financing for public-benefit purposes. On codification, he cited the Property Tax Code and the new National Customs Code as recent steps, and indicated that “in the next period” the government will advance the introduction of preliminary tax decisions intended to improve tax certainty and predictability for businesses. He also linked digitisation and anti-evasion measures to permanent annual spending measures, including a rent refund and a EUR 250 payment for pensioners. Next steps referenced in the remarks include parliamentary consideration of the bill on foundations, donations and dormant inheritances, and the forthcoming push to legislate preliminary tax decisions.