More measures to ease burden on taxpayers

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Friday four new government initiatives meant to prop up hard-hit households and businesses, including an increase in the number of installments for income and property taxes and a small discount for the payment of annual tax dues in a lump sum ahead of the deadline for the first tranche.

Speaking to lawmakers in Parliament at Prime Minister's Question Time, Mitsotakis said that taxpayers will be able to settle their income taxes in eight monthly installments as opposed to the current three every two months, while businesses will also be granted eight monthly tranches instead of six. Property owners, meanwhile, will have six months instead of five to pay their single property tax (ENFIA) dues.

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