Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the new support measures from the government.

Recall that a €3 billion surplus in 2025 was announced earlier.

The government is returning the surplus to society, which is suffering from rising prices

Mitsotakis announces a new support package – a mound in the crisis

With the policy implemented by the Mitsotakis government, from 2019 to date, it has laid strong foundations for the economy, which is now on a very good course.

Today, in an extremely volatile and adverse international environment, the Greek economy continues to show remarkable resilience and is doing better than expected.

The outperformance currently being recorded by the Greek economy allows the government to return targeted dividends of growth to the groups of the population that need it most.

Thus, the dividend of the surplus announced today is directed to 5 key groups most affected by the price rise:

  • Families with children
  • Renters
  • Pensioners
  • Farmers

Over-indebted debtors with old debts

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Today’s Eurostat figures show that we can offer additional support above that foreseen in the 2026 budget by +€800 million. 300 million has already been provided through the support measures we recently announced and the additional 500 million is announced today

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This is a dividend that comes through lower taxes, savings in government spending, stable growth, higher revenues and lower public debt.

So, along with the income tax cut and minimum wage increase, which has already significantly boosted disposable incomes since the start of the year, the new support package comes with targeted help for:

  • 1.87 million pensioners and people with disabilities (an additional 420,000)
  • over 1 million tenants (an extra 70,000)
  • 3.3 million parents and children (or 975,000 families)
  • 1.3 million small arrears debtors
  • 284,000 businesses and professionals with overdue debts
  • 250,000 main occupation farmers
  • all owners of diesel vehicles.

In the categories where the criteria are broadened: The new measures now cover, 85% of pensioners over 65, 86% of renters and 80% of families with dependent children.

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The 8 new measures

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We are returning to society

To tackle the energy crisis and boost incomes

Extension of subsidies to diesel
Extension of subsidies to fertilisers
To tackle the energy crisis and boost income

Increase of income limits for rent reimbursement
Financial support for families with children
Increase in support and enlargement of pensioners
To address private debt

Removal of bank account seizure
Broadening the scope of out-of-court
Inclusion of old unregulated debts in the 72 instalment scheme
Subsidy on diesel
The 20-cent subsidy is extended in May

Cost: €55 million – Beneficiaries: Owners of diesel vehicles

Subsidy for fertilisers
Subsidy for fertilisers
Subsidies for diesel vehicles.
The 15% subsidy is extended until August

The subsidy on fuel for farmers who use diesel fuel is extended until August.

Cost: plus €23 million – Beneficiaries: 250,000 farmers

Increase in income thresholds for rent reimbursement
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From €20,000 to €25,000 – From €28,000 to €35,000

From €20,000 to €25,000 – From €28,000 to €35,000

For single-parent families from 31,000 to 39,000 euros

From 28,000 to 39,000 euros

For single-parent families from 31,000 to 39,000 euros

Plus 5,000 euros per child

Cost: €25 million – beneficiaries: an additional 70,000 tenants – total 1 million

Financial support for families with children
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Extraordinary aid of €150 per child at the end of June

Cost: €240 million – beneficiaries: 975,000 households

Increase in aid for pensioners

Several75,000 people will receive this aid.
From €250 to €300 net each November

975% of pensioners will receive a pension from the pension fund.

Widening of income and property thresholds

Related to pensioners, uninsured elderly, disabled

Cost: €198 million – Beneficiaries: additional 420,000, total 1.87 million

To tackle private debt
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Possibility to join an out-of-court settlement also for debts of €5,000-10,000

Ability to join a 72 instalment scheme for unregulated old debts

Inclusion of the possibility of paying the debt of a new debtors’ account in the case of a new debtors’ account.
It concerns 1.3 million natural persons and 284 thousand legal entities with 95.3 billion euros in debts.