Greek 2025 budget to feature €880 million in relief measures

The 2025 state budget is currently being drafted and is expected to include approximately €880 million in interventions and relief measures. Institutions and ministries have submitted their proposals, detailing expenditure and revenue estimates for both the current year and 2025, to the General Accounting Office.

Under the new Stability Pact rules, primary expenditure - an essential tool for fiscal discipline - cannot increase by more than 3%. Greece's budget for next year will be capped at €115 billion, up from about €111.6 billion in 2024. Within this framework, the government must balance various social policy measures, including tax relief, benefits, new public sector hires, and pension increases.

Greece must also meet a target of a primary surplus of 2.1% of GDP. Current projections indicate economic growth of 2.6%, inflation easing to 2%, and public debt...