New increases for retirees: permanent reinforcement and reductions in personal difference – Mitsotaki announcements at TIF

OR government It launches interventions aimed at relieving pensioners, with the cutting edge of reducing or even completely abolishing personal difference. Final decisions are expected to be announced by the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to International Exhibition of Thessalonikiwhile the permanent reinforcement of low -income pensioners with 250 euros is considered certain next November.

What does the abolition of personal difference mean

The personal difference, still maintained by thousands of retirees, is a key obstacle to seeing real increases in their pensions.

1. In the most favorable scenario, that is, complete abolition of personal difference, above 600,000 pensioners They will receive net increases from January 2026.
2. The alternative is examined by partial abolition, e.g. by 50%that will benefit about 400,000 pensioners.

As Deputy Minister of Labor Costas Karagounis pointed out, “increases in pensions over the last three years is 13.9%. Last year they were locked up at 2.4% and this year we are intervening to cover holes either tax or other areas. “

Parallel interventions

At the table is the reduction of tax withholding through a new tax scale, which will concern all natural persons, and therefore pensioners.
In addition, by provision of the new labor bill freezing the levy for pensioners employeesgiving a small but meaningful breath to those who continue to work.

Permanent reinforcement of 250 euros in November

This year will be paid for the first time Permanent reinforcement of 250 euros to low pensioners. The Financial Staff leaves open the possibility of expanding the beneficiaries, with the aim of covering a larger part of this vulnerable social group.

Increases up to 2.5% from 2026

Nominal increases in the main pensions will be locked at the end of September, when the course of growth and inflation has been clarified. With today’s data, the increase will be close to the 2,5%.
It is noted that pensioners exceed 2.5 million peoplethat is, about 25% of the country’s total population.

Government’s goal

The main goal of the measures is to increase the real income of pensioners, that is, reinforcing net income at a rate greater than inflation, which for 2026 is slightly estimated under the 2,4%.