In final straight has entered the preparation of the plan to reduce the evidence of living which is one of the government’s key priorities, along with reducing tax rates for middle income earners.

His goal Ministry of Finance it is through the changes, on the one hand, to close the tax evasion windows, on the other hand, to correct the distortions of the current system on the basis of which employees and pensioners end up being the big “victims” of the “tweezer” of presumptions.

The changes, which are expected to be finalized by January 2025, will be made on the basis of a conclusion elaborated by the competent committee of the Ministry of Finance with the main objective of reducing the presumptions by an average of 30%, improving the way they are calculated and correcting injustices in the minimum amounts of the presumptions of living for specific categories of taxpayers.

It is indicative that in 2023, 1.4 million taxpayers were taxed based on presumptions for an additional presumptive income of 5.2 billion euros. Of these, 1.34 billion euros pertain to employees, 1.15 billion euros to pensioners, 877.6 million euros to freelancers and 278.8 million euros to farmers.

In particular, changes are being considered:

-In the way of calculating the subsistence allowances for residences, RVs and pleasure boats

– In the minimum amounts of evidence of 3,000 euros for singles and 5,000 euros for married people or those who have entered into a Living Agreement

Taxpayers today have a number of possibilities under the tax provisions to justify any additional income they have earned and avoid the “trap” of presumptions.

In particular, they can be invoked:

-Income earned as severance pay, unemployment benefits, interest on bank deposits, the lump sum they received as a pensioner, or the compensation they received from their insurance company, etc.

– Income received from the sale of assets such as real estate, cars, movable things of great value.

– Amounts of money they imported into Greece, in euros or foreign currency if their acquisition is justified.

– Loans to banks, relatives or third parties as long as they are confirmed by a notarized or private document with a paper marking indicating the date of signature.

-Amounts from donations or parental benefits.

– Winnings from lotteries, PPOPO, LOTTO, TZOKEP, Fixed Bet, O.P.A.P. games of chance.

– Incomes of past financial years.