IMF Blasts Greek Housing Policy — Proposes Tax on Vacant Homes and Major System Reforms
Fund’s annual review urges Greece to mobilize unused housing stock, expand social housing and rebalance property markets amid rising rents and supply shortages.
Fund’s annual review urges Greece to mobilize unused housing stock, expand social housing and rebalance property markets amid rising rents and supply shortages.
The government prepares immediate and targeted audits with artificial intelligence, while tax benefits for 2026 are designed to boost the economy.
Government outperformance creates fiscal “cushion,” but political choices will decide if gains become permanent relief or temporary perks.
Challenge the presumptive income rules? Brace for heavy fines.
The major tax cuts to be announced at the 2025 Thessaloniki International Fair are expected to relieve millions of wage earners, pensioners, and small-to-medium business owners. The government's goal is to support the middle class and restore the fairness lost during the memoranda era.
How the plan will be put into practice by 2027 with revenues from tax evasion announced by Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the inauguration of the new building of the Hellenic Tax Authority
The German newspaper Handelsblatt has published an article discussing the performance of the Greek economy and efforts to combat tax evasion. It notes that Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis submits monthly data on budget management, emphasizing that Greek state coffers are full.
This will be a trial measure this year, as declarations will be fully prefilled from 2025.
The plan to restructure the road tax is expected in March and stems from the dual concern of reduced tax revenues from EV cars as well as the need to get old, polluting cars off Greece's roads
Addressing Parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed to the opposition parties to work toward "some common positions and agreements based on the real facts"
Τhe lists, whose posting was announced this past week, include 10,168 individuals and 16,839 legal entities whose debts have been in arrears for at least a year and have taken no action to repay them by the deadlines.