Objectively remains on the government’s table the issue of resetting the 13th – 14th salary (or at least 13th) in Public Although this has been ruled out in all tones by the political leadership of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance (Ministry).
And for two reasons: the first is a politician and is based on the fact that the reduction of direct taxes announced by the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis from this year’s TIF step (6.9.25) and concerns officials in the State does not seem to have the political appeal that was expected by the government.
The second reason is a judicial and concerns that -according to the latest information available to the competent trade union circles in the ranks of civil servants with whom Newsit.gr contacted -the CoE has not yet met to decide to appeal the 14th -of -14 -year -olds.
It is recalled that in early June 2025, the opposing sides had been heard, that is, on the one hand of the government and on the other of ADEDY.
The CoE’s suggestion then appeared positive in the rationale of ADEDY’s appeal, according to which the incorporation of the Community directive at the end of 2024 on the equation of a minimum wage in the private sector and a basic wage in the State which was implemented by April 1, 2025, Salary, while civil servants do not get.
In the event of ADEDY’s justification by the CoE on the above front, then (depending on the exact content of the CoE decision), the State would have to give the 13th and 14th salaries, at least at the level of the minimum wage in the private sector (or identical to the level of the import salary).
Executives of competent Financial Services point out to newsit.gr that the budgetary cost of reinforcement, at least the 13th salary to the State, is not exactly € 1.3 billion as the Ministry claims. And this is because this budget includes deductions in favor of funds and tax office. Without them, which will be returned to the State, the net amount is EUR 750 million. At the same time, if one takes into account, that 24% of such a public net expense that will go to civil servants and then consumption will again end up in the State through VAT. Consequently, the … “clear” budgetary costs will amount to € 570 million.
The above numbers apply in the event of a payment of a whole (13th) salary to each employee (based on his own salary) and not one or two salaries at the height of the minimum. In the latter case, the net cost (after removal of insurance and tax deductions) would be EUR 250 million (for 13th salary) and € 500 million (13th and 140 salaries). And these, without… VAT.