The post of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on permanent measures to boost income announced today – “We did much better than we calculated”
“The state budget figures for 2024 record a significant over -performance of the national economy and a surplus in public funds. Which means that, with everyone’s effort, we did much better than we were, “Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a Facebook post.
The Prime Minister adds: “We are announcing € 1.1 billion in initiatives today to boost incomes in force in 2025. Because the goal of this government is to make collective progress, gradually, and into individual prospects.”
Who will receive the Return Return and who is the 250 euro allowance
In the specialization of the three permanent support measures totaling 1 billion euros Earlier by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in the wake of the primary record record recorded by the Greek economy, the Minister of National Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Deputy Minister Nikos Papathanasis and Deputy Minister Nikos Papathanasis.
The measures, as the prime minister pointed out, will be permanently and will be added to the increases in wages, pensions and salaries and salaries and employees in the NHS.
As announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Pierrakakis, the aim of the measures is to spread a protection net for our vulnerable fellow citizens, adding that it is about it. Measures with a social and development sign.
According to Mr Pierrakakis, the safe labor is the surplus of 2024, which amounted to 4.8% of GDP, and added that these announcements were made now and not at the TIF because the surplus should be distributed within the year. He added that at the TIF the prime minister would announce the 2026 package.
According to the minister, measures are aimed at strengthening families paying rent, retired and vulnerable social groups such as uninsured elders and people with disabilities, adding that perimeter for all categories is expandedbut with income and property criteria.
In more detail:
In terms of rentalfrom this year the November will be returned to those who pay rent 1/12 of the annual declared rental whether it is a rent for a main residence or rent for student residence.
As the Minister pointed out, the income criteria are in line with those of the program “My house II“
The maximum amount for the main residence is up to 800 euros, with an additional 50 euros per dependent child up to 900 euros, while for student residence the maximum amount is also 800 euros.
Overall the maximum amount for rent and student residence is the 1,700 euroswhile if there is no main residence rent but rents for two student houses the maximum amount is the 1,600 euros.
In terms of income criteria, family income
– For the unmarried it is 20,000 euros,
– For the married one, 28,000 euros increased by 4,000 euros for each child and
– For single parent families 31,000 euros, 5,000 increased by 5,000 for each child beyond the first.
In terms of assets, the whole property for a single household should not exceed the 120,000 euros increased by 20,000 euros for each additional member of the household.
In the case of student residence for the allowance, the asset criterion does not apply and is only given on the basis of income.
According to the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance, 948,000 households, that is, about 1,280,000 taxpayers, are estimated to be beneficiaries of the measure, a percentage of about 80% of tenants in the country.
The total annual cost for the state budget is EUR 230 million.
250 euro allowance
As for the 250 euro allowance given to retirees, uninsured elders and people with disabilities, it will be given until November 30 each year while beneficiaries are individuals over 65 years of age.
In terms of income and assets, income For the unmarried it should not exceed 14,000 and the fortune of 200,000 euroswhile for married people the income should not exceed The 26,000 euros and the property of 300,000 euros.
For uninsured elders and people with disabilities, the allowance is given without income or assets.
As Deputy Minister Thanos Petralias explained, although the two members are beneficiaries, they both receive it, but if a person is a beneficiary in two categories he receives an allowance.
Beneficiaries are 1,157,000 pensioners, a total of over 1,440,000 citizens.
Source: Skai
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