Incentive

Property market distortions

As it emerged from the constructive debate in Parliament on Friday, government incentives to attract foreign capital, such as the Golden Visa program, have ended up causing more distortions in the property market than benefiting the national economy.

The acuteness of the housing crisis, but also the traces of opacity, justify a complete revision of the current regime.

No more Golden Visas

The incentives to attract capital to Greece known as the Golden Visa program were justified in an economy struggling to emerge from bankruptcy.

In an environment of frenzied property price increases and pockets of overtourism, it causes more distortions than it helps.

It is not the kind of investment the country needs.

Pay rise won’t cut it to lure Greek professionals home

A pay rise alone is not enough to lure back scientists who emigrated during the financial crisis of the previous decade, according to the majority of participants of a conference on the challenges and opportunities for individuals, society and the economy by the National Documentation Center. 

Changes to digital labor card

The Labor Ministry is bringing significant changes to the digital work card, as well as providing incentives to speed up its use by businesses.

Its objectives remain the containment of undeclared labor and transparency in terms of employment, but ways are being sought to limit the bureaucratic hurdles that often make it difficult to properly implement the measure.

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