Amendments To Solidarity Tax And Social Contribution

• Published date: 22 March 2021
• Subject Matter: Employment and HR, Insurance, Tax, Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions, Insurance Laws and Products, Income Tax, Tax Authorities
• Law Firm: Eurofast
• Author: Mr Antonis Gavrielides

With the provision of article 298 of law 4738/2020, with which paragraph 50 was added to article 72 of law 4172/2013, Greek solidarity tax has been abolished for one year, as of January 1^st, 2021.

Should the taxable income from employment and pensions exceed the amount of €12,000, the above reductions are diminished by €20 per €1,000 of taxable income.

Changes also effective as of January 1^st 2021, include the social contribution percentage as follows:

Employee contribution	14,12%
Employer's contribution	22,54%

In addition to the above, as of January 29^th, 2021 the authorities announced the publicized provisions, replacing Article 97 of Law 4387/2016 (F.E.C. 85 A') in respect of paragraphs 3 and 4, providing for the payment of insurance contributions towards insured freelance lawyers and engineers, registered before and after 1.1.1993, who are included in the subsidiary insurance of the T.E.T.A.A.

The contributions are effective as of 01.01.2021 and are classified into the three (3) insurance categories noted in the table below.

EFKA (TSMEDE)- Category 1
Employee contribution	14.12% + €26 per month
Employer's contribution	22.54%
EFKA (TSMEDE)- Category 2
Employee contribution	14.12% + €31 per month
Employer's contribution	22.54%
EFKA (TSMEDE)- Category 3
Employee contribution	14.12% + €37 per month
Employer's contribution	22.54%

For additional information, please contact our Director, Mr. Antonis Gavrielides, at our Eurofast office in Athens via email at antonis.gavrielides@eurofast.eu

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