Packet reforms With the aim of modernizing and simplifying basic procedures in the operation of sectors of economic activity under the supervision of the State, the Ministry of Finance is promoted (Ministry).
In the new reforms, there are three bills to be tabled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kyriakos Pierrakakis in the House in the summer and will relate to the operation of the Customs, the integration of national law of the new European budgetary regulation, as well as the regime of bequests and the school.
The 1st bill will concern the Complete revision of the Customs Code with the primary aim of modernizing through the digitization of all procedures to deal with bureaucracy. Promoted changes will simplify the processes of transactions for both citizens and businesses.
The main focus of the interventions will be the introduction of a digital platform and the abolition of handwritten documents in all transactions. The new provisions will incorporate all European guidelines into the national system and are estimated to drastically limit bureaucracy and delays in handling transactions between public and traders.
The 2nd bill will concern the Integration of new budgetary rules into national law. According to the new European regulations, the budgetary supervision of Member States now focuses on the rate of increase in net primary spending and not on primary surpluses.
Since this increase on an annual basis is lower than the limit set by the Commission for each country, a budgetary space for positive sign interventions will be released. For Greece, the increase in primary spending for 2026 has been set at 3.6%.
The bill will also incorporate the escape clause for equipment expenditure which for our country creates an additional fiscal space of € 600 million which can be exploited in 2026. Based on the new rules and strong budgetary results of 2024 and 2025, the financial staffing of the financial staff will be made for the new financial staff. to be announced in September at the TIF by the Prime Minister.
The 3rd bill will concern the Reforming the rules relating to donations to the State, the bequests and school inheritances. Centrally targeting the new bill will be to accelerate the procedures for accepting and liquidation of the inheritance and to exploit the inactive assets that exist today as another additional means of resolving the housing problem.
To this end, it will be provided for the creation of a national register of benefactors and donors as part of the operation of an electronic platform to ensure transparency, determination of uniform and faster processes and the reduction of bureaucracy. It is estimated that today there are 4,500 active school legacies that will be monitored through the digital platform. The bill will also provide for tax incentives with the aim of strengthening institutions and public donations.