Of Chrysostom Chufi

In feverish rhythms they write to the finance ministry three bills who will come to the House next time. The first time – before June 15 – will be the bill to integrate the new Community budgetary rules into national law.

In essence, that is, it will become a law of the state that what is of primary importance in the financial supervision of the Member States will not be primary surpluses, but pure primary expenses.

According to skai.gr, this bill will be included in all two additional measures announced by the prime minister shortly after Easter and relate to a rent up to € 800 and the allowance of € 250 to retirees over 65 years.

Only in the bill there will be an improvement in the initial announcements as the 65 -year age limit is removed for those who receive a disability pension. That is, a great injustice is corrected that left out of the aid for thousands of taxpayers in real need.

Skai.gr, however, learns that there is no similar … correction to the other two “injustices” as they have emerged in public discourse. That is, the widows and the orphans with the age limit remaining in both categories.

The beneficiaries of the € 250 allowance which will be granted each November are as follows:

  • Pensioners, private and public sector, over 65 years old – are estimated at 1,157,551 according to the Ministry of Finance – which meet the following income criteria
  • Annual income up to € 14,000 and real estate up to € 200,000 for unmarried or widowed
  • Annual Family Income Up to € 26,000 and real estate up to € 300,000 for married or those in cohabitation agreement
  • Uninsured elderly. Those who are over 67 years old and have not gathered the necessary stamps. Number in 34.357
  • Those who receive wheelchair benefits from OPECA and E-EFKA having naturally passed the required evaluation. Are estimated at 248,823.

The allowance will be deposited with the beneficiaries’ account by 30 November and will be irrelevant and tax -free. The cost of the measure is about € 360 million.

The same bill will include the two -year extension – for the years 2025 and 2026 – of a tax reduction of up to € 16,000 on a 5 -year horizon for renovations of housing in functional, aesthetic or energy nature.