Thanos Petralias

The Medium-Term Fiscal Structural Plan for 2025-2028 foresees a sharp rise in GDP, significant primary surpluses, and a drop in unemployment to pre-crisis levels, according to the presentation by National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis and his deputy, Thanos Petralias, on Monday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis returns from his trip to the U.S. and resumes his government duties with a packed week.

"Nobody is above the law," Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis has stressed, in the context of the spat between his ministry and taxi unions over the obligation of cabbies to inform passengers that fares can be paid by card.

The measures announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair were detailed by Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis, along with Deputy Ministers Christos Dimas and Thanos Petralias.

On September 30, applications for the acquisition of state-owned properties by individuals in 20 regional units of the country will begin, while from October 31, applications will be accepted for properties throughout the country.

Measures to support the entrepreneurs of the municipalities of Volo and South Pelion who were adversely affected by the extreme phenomenon of dead fish in Pagasitikos Gulf were announced by the relevant ministries on Saturday, following a meeting.

Today’s meeting in Penteli, led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, will resemble a mini-Cabinet session. It will take place this afternoon and will include several ministers, deputy ministers, general secretaries, the Governor of Attica, and mayors from the affected areas.

Ministries are gearing up to draft the 2025 Budget, which must align with the “tight” fiscal direction imposed by the new Stability Pact rules in Europe. Despite these constraints, the budget will provide an additional €880 million in social benefits compared to 2024, aimed at supporting vulnerable groups and small and medium-sized households.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday received representatives of the Larco mining firm's employee union and exchanged views on the future of the company.

Taxpayers' overdue debts to the tax office are divided into three categories, for which the National Economy and Finance Ministry and the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) are planning settlements.