Today is Tax Freedom Day for the current year, according to the Center for Liberal Studies, in a survey it is releasing for the ninth consecutive year.

This practically means that for the 171 days of 2023 (until yesterday that is) we worked to pay taxes and contributions to the state. Whereas, from today (172nd day of the year) taxpayers will start working for themselves and their families. Anyway, Tax Freedom Day this year came 14 days earlier than in 2022.

The 171 working days for the state foreseen for 2023 is the lowest tax burden since 2011, when the corresponding amount was 169 days, also notes the KEFiM.

If, in fact, the deficit of the General Government is taken into account, then the 178 working days for the state predicted for 2023 is the lowest tax burden since 2007, when the corresponding size was 177 days.

From the study of the data, it follows that in 2021 Greek households paid 44.1 billion for their basic needs, while they paid about twice as much in taxes and contributions.

At the same time, according to the latest available data from the OECD (2020), it appears that during the pandemic Greek citizens expressed the least satisfaction compared to the citizens of 35 developed economies with state services in education, and the second least in , as far as health is concerned, reports the KEFiM.

Commenting on this year’s results, the executive director of the Center for Liberal Studies, Nikos Rompapas, stated that “this year’s significant reduction in tax relief in our country, if of course the relevant forecasts are confirmed by the final data, is a step in the right direction as it leads to an increase of real household disposable income and encourages investment and job creation.

The challenge now is to continue the reduction of tax burdens and at the same time to substantially improve the quality of services provided by the state to citizens, through the introduction of new technologies and practices and the strengthening of the institution of evaluation”, he underlined in conclusion.