Greek gov't planning 1.8 bln euros in relief for middle class

As part of its bid to lighten the load of the Greek middle class, in line with its pre-election pledges last year, the conservative government is expected to include a package of measures in a midterm fiscal program to be submitted in Parliament after Easter foreseeing 1.8 billion euros in relief in 2021, Kathimerini understands.

Of the 1.8 billion euros in measures, more than half (some 1.16 billion) would come from the abolition of the so-called solidarity levy on income that was introduced in 2011, at the peak of the country's financial crisis. The remaining relief would come from a reduction of two percentage points in social security contributions.

Along with a further reduction scheduled for June, the total reduction in social security contributions is estimated to come to three percentage points.

In practice, the implementation of the planned measure...

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