Greece Announces €2.5 Billion Income Support Package for Millions

The Greek authorities volition supply much than €2.5 cardinal successful income enactment to implicit 5 cardinal citizens successful the coming months, a bundle that includes important wage raises for information forces, taxation alleviation for families, and the country's first-ever rent reimbursement program.

The multi-pronged enactment program volition statesman rolling retired successful October and proceed done April 2026. The largest income boosts are targeted astatine subject and constabulary personnel, pensioners, young people, and families with 3 oregon much children.

Starting successful October, much than 150,000 members of the equipped forces and information services volition person important wage raises, averaging betwixt €111 and €145 per month. Officials said it is the largest wage summation for uniformed unit successful astatine slightest 2 decades.

In November, renters volition payment from a caller rent reimbursement programme that volition supply up to €800 per household. The authorities besides plans to rise the nationalist minimum wage for the sixth clip successful April 2026, with the monthly wage expected to surpass €900.