The way in which they will get the allowancesthe return of a rent the tenants and the 250 euros beneficiary Pensioners and people with disabilities in November, explained by Treasury spokesman Homer Tsapalos in the first program.
“To retirees, they need to do absolutely nothing, since in November it will normally be credited to the beneficiaries, regardless of whether they have a personal difference or not, we must emphasize that. Those people who meet the income criteria over 65 will receive this money of 250 euros in a permanent way every year from now on, starting with it. And the second, in terms of renting a rent, we are looking to avoid the need to apply for these people. That is to say, we are considering the ability to automatically draw data from the AADE of the declared rents, incomes, property and income criteria, so that they will receive 1/12 we have promised in November, that is, a monthly rent, then, ”Mr Tsapos said.
Regarding the debate that has been opened for the possibility, the measure of returning a lease annually, leading to new rents, the Minister of the Ministry initially pointed out that the average spending on rent in our country based on 2023 data is 255 euros.
“It is extremely low and this suggests and indicates that there is a large part of undeclared rentals, especially in urban centers, especially Athens Thessaloniki, where they are systematically not declared although they are agreed between the landlord and a tenant,” he said.
“The second fact is that this measure we announced for 950,000 households and about 1,280,000 taxpayers are primarily favored by tenants, in order to substantially disclose, to” whiten “black rents and to get the maximum of € 800 for up to € 800. Especially for student residences it is also up to 800 euros. That is, even for a four -member family who stays on rent and has one of her two children and rent for a student house, she will get this benefit twice as a four -member family of 900 euros and as a student house of 800 euros. “
“From now on we are here as ministers, as a state, to see how the implementation of the legislation will evolve. I believe that in the context of social peace and the good cooperation it needs and exists, I consider among tenants and owners we will not experience cases of distortions of the spirit of the law that the spirit of the law is to reduce the burdens of people who pay rent and not to increase the burdens. That is, not to come massively to ask for more money to rent because they are actually declared, so they have to pay the corresponding tax they have to pay as property owners. But if this happens, you know that we are here and we observe all this, ”Mr Tsapalos said.
Called to respond to why the 35% tax rate is not reduced, Mr Tsapalos noted that there was also the introductory scale to the 15% that described it as “quite reasonable”.
As for the 250 -euro allowance to low -income pensioners and people with disabilities, Mr Tsapalos was asked because given the size of the surplus, it was not decided to return the 13th pension, he said.
“The surplus was about 14 billions of euros, 14.4 if I am not mistaken, it is 2024. Based on the European budgetary rules we have signed the maximum amount we could draw for additional citizens’ support measures were in the range of 1.1 billion euros. Elderly, renting people and increasing public investment. We couldn’t even get a euro, since if we did, we would have violated the budgetary rules, which entails a country within the European Union. (…) A large part of the surplus goes to repayment of public debt, let’s not forget this, which is less burdensome for society and especially for future generations. We do not collect this money to go to the treasury of the state and raise them. It is money that goes to specific public needs, to specific international obligations in the country, such as public debt. And from all this proper fiscal management, the credibility of our country is also guaranteed, with what entails outward investors, to further strengthening the economy, attracting investment. “