Although the International Target War that the US President has launched, Donald Trump, For four months it has undoubtedly negative effects on European, together with the Greek economy, at least in the short term, it seems to lead to an indirect positive consistency for… Greeks Pensioners.
And this is why Trump duties against the EU have lowered the forecasts for GDP, and in no way favor the increase in inflation in Greece (Despite the fact that the general price index has recently been “pinched” due to raising housing prices).
It is recalled that The increases given each year, starting in 2023, in the main pensions are calculated by the average GDP growth and the inflation of the previous year.
So The increase given to the main pensions as of January 1, 2026, will be calculated by the average GDP growth and inflation in 2025.
As the resulting rate is expected to be lower than that that had been calculated until recently (mainly on the part of the development without however appearing that there will be no major surprise, as newsit.gr is informed by competent financial staff executives), the 20 -year -olds will go down.
Commonly, Paying the increase in pensioners’ pensions by personal difference will not “hurt” the state budget as much because it would not cost as much as it would cost whether the growth was what was expected before the impact of the tariff war broke out …
This means that it will be fiscally easier for the government to decide to abolish personal difference and pay the increase and for pensioners who belong to this category.
According to competent officials of the financial staff at newsit.gr, however, the state pays the personal difference, so the only additional burden that will result will be the one from the increase given to these pensioners (which, as explained above, is expected to be the last).
Moreoverthe possible abolition of personal difference could also lead to an indirectly positive budgetary outcome, which offset the cost of paying an increase in their earnings and retirees (by personal difference) and this is nothing more than the calculation of the Health Contribution (EOPYY) not on the re -audited (under the law of Katrougalos and Brutsi Law).
In other words, this would increase the basis of calculating the above contributions (EAS, Health-EOPYY) and thus the revenue of the funds and the wider government, lowering from the “back door” the cost of the increase that these pensioners will receive, while leading to a slight reduction in their salaries.