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From plumbers and hairdressers to gyms: Electronic payments that will cut your tax bill in 2027
Taxable income deductions of 30% on selected services, capped at €5,000 a year, will be extended into 2027. The bill also provides for tax-free tips of up to €6,000 and property tax exemptions in smaller communities


Marinakis: €900 million in extra VAT revenue this year, and €1.2 billion given in additional measures
Government spokesman Marinakis said extra VAT revenue came to €900 million this year, against €1.2 billion in additional support measures, as he also addressed housing, Rubio's visit to Athens and New Democracy's broadening, insisting that it does not mean dilution

First opinion polls after the Thessaloniki International Fair: The Maximos Mansion assessment, Mitsotakis’s messages from Kastellorizo and the strategy to consolidate support
At least three polls will be published this week, with more to follow, as everyone wants a picture of the initial political balance of forces

TIF time: Which measures are locked in for 2026, which are still under consideration, and which are favored for 2027–2030
Permanent benefits for professionals, employees and pensioners — rewards for consistent taxpayers, subsidies for families with children, cheap loans, debt arrangements, investment incentives, and the removal of distortions and injustices
Measures to win back the ‘lost vote’ of self-employed professionals, farmers, pensioners and private sector employees expected at the Thessaloniki Fair
New Democracy is preparing to scrap presumptive taxation for the self-employed, ease social security contributions and pension levies, and launch a housing scheme, as Mitsotakis eyes a 2027 election with support short of a majority

Thessaloniki International Fair: Mitsotakis to unveil four-year economic plan with measures for workers, pensioners, businesses, farmers & housing
Prime Minister to present economic agenda for 2027–2030 featuring tax cuts for employees & businesses, higher public & private sector wages & pensions & immediate changes to the presumptive taxation system for the self-employed

Three reasons why Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is eyeing a May election
The measures unveiled at September's Thessaloniki Fair will not reach people's pockets until January; the election will test the staying power of Tsipras, Samaras and Karystianou; and Mitsotakis is playing the institutional card of Greece's EU presidency



