A first assessment of the measures announced by the Prime Minister in ECH Michael Poligher, economist, accountant-taxier and chairman of the Athens Accounting Association, makes for iefimerida.gr.
According to what Mr. Pauliger said, «The Prime Minister has tried, in a specific context, to safeguard the budgetary area, and I cannot find that entirely negative. We are talking about measures totalling around 2 billion euros. There were, of course, high expectations in the market.».
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Criminal taxation
«There was much debate and information about a brave reduction or even abolition, as some said, of hypothetical taxation. Here we see with enough satisfaction —And it's also our proposal.— be linked to any reduction in consistency. But we expect to see exactly what the consequence of the honest taxpayer means. Are we talking about those who owe nothing and pay all their obligations? Are we talking about those who have honestly declared their income? We expect to see that.
The Prime Minister told us that consistency would lead to the abolition of two very burdensome factors in hypothetical taxation. One is turnover, that is the average turnover, and the other is the staff criterion.
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To date these two factors have greatly increased the imputed income for which an individual company had to tax. If these two factors are left for consistent operations, I think this means a reduction of more than 50% to 60%. Something else about hypothetical taxation was not said and we probably expect nothing more. The market even expected its abolition, in view of the performance of digital measures».
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Tax advance
«We expected a lot about the tax advance. What we have heard is that for individual businesses and natural persons, from 55% we will go 2027 to 50%. So we have a 5 percentage point reduction.
For companies, from 2028 we expect a 5 percentage points reduction per year, until the advance falls from 80%, which is now 50%. So we wait about six years to complete the reduction. Prime Minister put the measure in the next four years».
Farmers
«For farmers, the zero tax measure for income up to 20,000 euros is positive.».
Pensioners
«For pensioners it was announced that, for those over 65 years old, the annual aid will increase to 400 euros, out of the 300 euros it is today. The measure concerns around 2.5 million beneficiaries, without other criteria, provided they are over 65 years old».
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Civil servants
«For civil servants it is a bonus, it is one of the beneficiaries. From 2027 they will have an allowance of around 500 euros, equivalent to what exists in the private sector. About 700,000 civil servants».
Saving account for each child
«An important and positive measure is the savings account established. This is also about demographics and I find it very positive.
For each child a special bank savings account will be opened and the State will deposit an amount equivalent to what parents will deposit.
Of course, this will require specialization to see its operating mechanism. As a measure, however, it sounds positive, since it works as announced.
Each year, up to EUR 1,200 —100 euros per month—If the parents deposit the corresponding amount, the State will deposit it.
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The account will remain locked until the child's adulthood, so that at 18 years of age he can have the amount collected along with interest.
I think it is an advanced measure, which can help address the demographic problem».
Tritecticides and multitecs
«A zero income tax of up to 20,000 euros is foreseen for third-years. At the same time, the special allowance for large families is increased by EUR 1,000 for each additional child. For the fourth child increases from 3,500 to 4,500 euros, for the fifth of 5,500 to 6,500 euros and so on».
Minimum wage
«At the minimum wage, I'd like to pay some attention. In fact, on the basis of the data presented, I believe that the Prime Minister's prediction that by January 2028 he can even reach 1,000 euros will be verified.
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We always talk gross, gross amount. With three years it can even reach 1,300 euros. As the Prime Minister said, there will no longer be a three-digit minimum wage. This, however, is money given by the private economy and the business is called upon to pay for it. That is why we expected a more courageous approach to corporate tax burdens so that they could withstand these salaries. The increases are done correctly, because the well-paid employee is a consumer of another company than he may be working in.
In order to withstand, however, the market, and especially small and small businesses, raising the minimum wage, we expected more generous tax reliefs.».
Invalidity benefits
«An important measure for disabled people is the permanent indexation of all their benefits. In this way there will be the possibility to adjust the benefits of all disabled persons.».
ENPHIA in small settlements
«The abolition of the ENFIA extends to an additional 130 settlements, so that the total settlements in which the tax is zeroed reach about 13,000. The measure concerns approximately 650,000 owners and shows the government's interest in the small and remote areas of the country».
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Property transfer tax
«The change in property transfer tax is a positive development and may help rationalize real estate prices and therefore rents. Of the 3% that the transfer tax is now, the rate will rise to 15%, since buyers come from third countries, i.e. from countries outside the European Union. The measure will work as a deterrent. The tax increases from 3% to 15%, i.e. fivefold».
End of occupation
«The profit charge is a penalty imposed only because there is an undertaking or because it has a branch. We expected his abolition very soon. We have no immediate abolition here.
Η πλήρης κατάργηση έρχεται από το 2029, ενώ από το 2028 το τέλος μειώνεται κατά 50%. Από το 2027 καταργείται για τις επιχειρήσεις που έχουν έδρα ή υποκαταστήματα εκτός Αττικής. Και αυτό δείχνει μια προτίμηση προς τις απομακρυσμένες περιοχές και γενικότερα προς την περιφέρεια. Ωστόσο, το τέλος εξακολουθεί να ισχύει για τις επιχειρήσεις εντός Αττικής».
Χρηματοδότηση μικρομεσαίων επιχειρήσεων
«Η χρηματοδότηση είναι ένα μεγάλο αγκάθι και ένα μεγάλο πρόβλημα για τις μικρομεσαίες επιχειρήσεις, οι οποίες δεν έχουν πρόσβαση στον τραπεζικό δανεισμό. Μεταφέρεται ποσό 1,5 δισ. ευρώ από το Ταμείο Ανάκαμψης. Αυτό δεν έχει δημοσιονομικό κόστος.
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Το 1,5 δισ. ευρώ μεταφέρεται από το Ταμείο Ανάκαμψης στην Ελληνική Αναπτυξιακή Τράπεζα, η οποία, μέσω της μόχλευσης και των εμπορικών τραπεζών, θα χρηματοδοτεί μικρομεσαίες επιχειρήσεις ταχύτερα, για μικρότερα ποσά και χωρίς να ζητούνται υπερβολικές εξασφαλίσεις. Φαντάζομαι ότι και εδώ περιμένουμε την απαραίτητη εξειδίκευση».
Ταχύτερες αποσβέσεις
«Θετικό είναι και το μέτρο για τις αποσβέσεις, καθώς ο χρόνος μειώνεται από τα δέκα στα έξι χρόνια. Υπάρχουν επιχειρήσεις που θέλουν να ανανεώσουν τον εξοπλισμό τους. Μέχρι σήμερα οι αποσβέσεις γίνονταν με χαμηλούς συντελεστές, με αποτέλεσμα ο εξοπλισμός να απαξιώνεται.
Πλέον δίνεται ένα κίνητρο ώστε οι αποσβέσεις να ολοκληρώνονται στα έξι χρόνια και να ανανεώνεται ταχύτερα ο εξοπλισμός των επιχειρήσεων».
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