To tax cuts toward them freelancers The Government has been reported by the Deputy Minister under the Prime Minister and a government spokesman Paul Marinakis, Responding to opposition criticisms on this issue. In any case,
Mr. Marinakis He stressed that the government, despite political costs, has managed to tackle tax evasion and will continue this policy while attempting to reduce injustices.
‘Obviously there are decisions that had political cost, In the context of the need to deal with tax evasion, which has brought revenue to the state and is a policy we will continue and for which we are trying and put in filters to reduce, as far as we can “eliminate” the injustices, “he said.
Speaking with examples, Mr. Marinakis reported that one freelancer With taxable revenue of 15,000 euros in 2019 paid tax 22% for the first 10,000 euros, compared to 9% today. That is, while in 2019 it paid 2,200 euros, today it pays 900 euros, ie 1,300 euros less.
“From 10,000 to 15,000 euros, even if it is 15,000 euros the amount taxed by the freelancer, was 29% of the tax on this scale. If he is up to 30 years he has gone 9%. So from 1,450 euros that would pay tax on them 5,000 out of 10,000 to 15,000 euros, now a young man will pay, say, lawyer, engineer, 450 euros, so he will save another 1,000 euros tax, and if he is over 30 years, from 29% he has gone to 20%, he was 22% – and we went 20% and 20%. So, already, we are 2,300 euros down tax, “he added.
Further benefits from other reliefs
At the same time, the government has also gone on other tax reliefs, Abolishing the business fee, which amounts to EUR 650 and eliminating the 2%solidarity levy.
Therefore, in some cases, if a freelancer is under 30 or over 30 years of age and has one or two children, it saves from 2,000 to 3,000 euros compared to the tax paid 6 years ago, before the government took over the government. Mr. Marinakis commented that he would not refer to Katrougalou’s law, Where “for every above euro you were making, you were paying for another tax and your insurance contributions, while receiving the same pension, no matter how many contributions you gave. I don’t put this in the conversation. I am only talking to you about tax rates. So the taxes paid by the freelancer. ”
“So I think we have, drastically, reduced the excessive taxes paid by a freelance professional and not only, but you mentioned this professional team. These reductions are not negligible, they have very significant benefits for freelancers and every reason for freelancers to ask for more. Because a freelancer has a salary for granted. He has to pay a number of expenses and in a country that for many decades had “criminalized” such a professional occupation, we owe as much more as a state, “he concluded.