Parliament Budget Office

Only those} who have small debts, under 10,000 euros, to the social security funds can repay them, while individuals and businesses with larger debts, due to the surcharges, burden the social security system with ever greater debts.

Τhe Greek economy is expected to grow by 2.2% this year and in 2024, the Parliament Budget Office said in a report released on Tuesday.

The report said that the Greek economy grew by 2.1% in the first quarter of 2023 and noted that a slowdown compared with a 7.8% growth rate in the first quarter of 2022 signaled the return of the economy to normal growth rates.

About 70% of total overdue debts to the tax authorities comes from businesses, according to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) data analyzed by the Parliament Budget Office.