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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-06/greek-premier-offers-1-6-billion-tax-cuts-to-spur-middle-class
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> Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a radical €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) reform of the country’s income tax system, aimed at boosting the nation’s middle class that has struggled to rebound from years of crisis.
>In an annual speech setting out his government’s policy priorities for the coming year, Mitsotakis unveiled cuts in income tax rates, particularly for families with children. He announced no income taxes for families who have four or more children on the first €20,000 of annual income, in a bid to boost Greece’s low birthrates.
>He also announced extra benefits for pensioners, better wages for security-force employees and diplomats, and other tax cuts first introduced during Greece’s decade-long debt crisis.
>The plans are designed to offer relief for citizens burdened by a rising cost of living and still-suppressed real wages.
>Mitsotakis has been in power for six years but polls show his popularity has dropped below his rating at the 2023 election. With plans to seek a third term in 2027, he wants to show progress on his promises for improving people’s income.
>“I know very well that high prices are the biggest problem,” and the tax reform is designed to address that, Mitsotakis said speaking at the Thessaloniki International Fair.
>Read More: Greek Premier Eyes Tax Relief to Ease Years of Post-Crisis Pain
>The new tax cuts were possible because Greece’s budget is over performing. A surprise windfall in 2024 is set to repeat this year as measures against tax evasion are bearing fruit and data for 2025 show that Greece is set to once again exceed its budgetary targets.
>All the changes announced have been fully measured and “comply with our European obligations,” the premier said.
>The measures announced on Saturday include:
>Cuts in income tax rates and elimination for families with four or more children.
Lower tax rate for incomes between €40,000 and €60,000.
Workers with income up to €20,000 who are under 25 won’t pay any tax.
Lower tax rate for income from rental properties.
Greeks in villages with no more than 1,500 residents will pay half of property tax in 2026 and won’t have to pay in 2027 and beyond.
Value added tax in distant islands with less than €20,000 citizens is being reduced by 30%
“The best way to return the dividend of growth to citizens is not through benefits, but through tax cuts,” Mitsotakis said.
From a country whose finances could only be described as a dumpster fire for the past decade, why not cut taxes (some significantly) across the board instead of removing them?
I’m glad Greece has made a surplus and I hope they are on the road to financial recovery.
That’s one way to boost the birth rate. Have 4 kids and go live in the countryside
Meanwhile here in Denmark we get cheaper candy, chocolate and coffee. We are already the most candy eating and coffee drinking society in the world. Oh and we die before the countries we normally compare us to.