Payment and relief map for 2026: What applies to farmers, pensioners, tenants, landowners and employees

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Significant tax relief will also be enjoyed by self-employed professionals living outside Attica in settlements of up to 1,500 residents (and up to 1,700 in border areas), thanks to a 50% reduction in the minimum imputed income.
58% : Tax bonuses and benefit payments will gradually be felt in beneficiaries' pockets over the coming months.
56% : Employees, pensioners, families with children, young people, professionals, and property owners living in small settlements will benefit from the tax relief measures and other positive interventions provided for in the Budget.
54% : Pension increases, tax reductions, a new adjustment of the minimum wage and the benefits linked to it are set to take effect in 2026, following the approval of next year's State Budget by Parliament last week.
52% : From 1 January 2026, the new tax scale comes into force, benefiting large groups of taxpayers through reduced tax withholding due to lower rates.
52% : Additionally, from 1 January 2026, residents of the islands of the North Aegean Region, Evros prefecture, and the Dodecanese will benefit from a 30% reduction in VAT, while households nationwide with subscription television services will be exempt from the special levy currently imposed.
49% : The total benefit from tax cuts and income increases amounts to €2.9 billion for the whole of 2026.
49% : This will result in higher net income, with even greater gains for employees with children, due to further reductions in tax rates for families.
48% : The biggest winners are young people, for whom tax rates are reduced to zero.
46% : In March 2026, around 1 million property owners living in settlements with up to 1,500 residents will see a 50% reduction in their ENFIA property tax.
44% : Pensions will rise by 2.4%, while beneficiaries will also gain from lower tax withholding under the new tax scale with reduced rates, effective from 1 January 2026.
44% : In the same month, approximately 470,000 taxpayers will pay less tax due to reduced imputed living expenses for homes and vehicles.

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