Dividend

By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

The income criteria for the distribution of the so-called social dividend  – i.e. the share of the primary budget surplus to be handed out to households in need – are expanding to an additional 300,000 families.

A committee assigned to assess whether taxpayers are eligible for a share of the so-called “social dividend” from Greece’s 2013 primary surplus is due to meet this week.

The government has already paid out 133 million euros, with each successful applicant earning around 500 euros.

The head of the Finance Ministry's General Secretariat for State Revenues, Haris Theoharis, warned on Friday that those submitting bogus data in a bid to qualify for a portion of the so-called social dividend, coming from Greece's primary surplus, would face criminal charges.

So far 185,000 of some 340,000 applications for a share of Greece’s 2013 primary surplus from low income groups have been approved, the government’s general secretary for revenues Haris Theoharis said on Monday.

By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

The Finance Ministry is set to make some adjustments to the plan for the distribution of the so-called social dividend, so that more recipients get a share of the 2013 primary budget surplus.

By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou

The Finance Ministry has been flooded with at least 225,000 applications for the «social dividend» benefit stemming from the 2013 primary surplus.

By Prokopis Htazinikolaou

As of Thursday, those hardest hit by the financial crisis will be able to submit applications for collecting their share of the social dividend – i.e. the government handouts stemming from the primary surplus of 2013.

By Prokopis Hatzinikolaou and Sotiris Nikas

The government has decided to use part of the so-called social dividend – i.e. 525 million euros from Greece’s 2013 primary surplus – to provide a large proportion of uninsured citizens with healthcare coverage.