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Main points of the Medium-Term Fiscal Structural Plan 2025-2028
The Medium-Term Fiscal Structural Plan 2025-2028, the key points of which were presented at a press conference by the Minister of National Economy and Finance Kostis Hatzidakis.
The hidden aces of budgetary policy
Measures to curb tax evasion are filling up the state coffers and creating new data on fiscal policy and the targets set for primary surpluses and debt in the coming years.
A Fair Development Transition Portfolio Fund is established
The Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Nikos Papathanasis, signed the financing agreement for the establishment of a Fair Development Transition Portfolio Fund by the Hellenic Development Bank.
Increase in public investment by €900 million
Kostis Hatzidakis, the Minister of Economy and Finance, and Nikos Papathanasis, the Deputy Minister, announced today at the press conference that the Public Investment Programme's budget will increase by €900 million for 2024.
Additional incentives for mergers and investments in startups
Mr. Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Minister of Economy and Finance, included the package of interventions in the bill he presented to the cabinet yesterday.
Greece ranks 16th in the EU in terms of net household income
On the occasion of two articles published by the KEPE regarding the wages, salaries, and purchasing power of Greek citizens and especially families with children, the Ministry of Economy and Finance pressed forward with a relevant announcement.
Extensive checks on 14 beaches with the most citizen complaints
The Ministry of National Economy and Finance's land services, working with the Greek Police and the local municipalities, thoroughly inspected 14 beaches nationwide that have been the subject of the most complaints from locals.
Stamp Duty abolished on more than 600 transactions
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has taken a legislative initiative with the removal of the stamp duty for more than 600 transactions and the substitution of a digital transaction fee for those that will still be valid.
Primary expenditure targets consistent with fiscal policy
Under the new fiscal framework, the European Commission sent Greece net primary expenditure targets that align with the country's fiscal policy planning for the upcoming years.
Τax revenues of €24.7 billion in five months
According to the final figures released by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance, the state budget recorded a primary surplus of €3,197 million in the period of January–May 2024, compared to a target of €802 million and against a surplus of €2,300 million euros for the same period in 2023.
33% levy on refineries' excess profits
The Ministry of Finance announced that refining companies would be subject to a temporary 33% Solidarity Contribution for the tax year 2023, based on their excess profits.