Greece public holidays 2026, VAT rate and tax data
Greece: VAT rate 24% since 1 Jun 2016; 12 public holidays in 2026 (next: Christougenna (Christmas Day), 25 Dec 2026); corporate tax rate 22%; minimum wage 920 EUR/month; policy interest rate 2.5%; inflation rate (CPI) 5%.
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{ "country": "GR", "series": "vat", "value": 24, "unit": "percent", "effective_from": "2016-06-01", "last_confirmed": "2026-07-23", "source": { "name": "Kodikas FPA (VAT Code), Law 2859/2000, Article 21(1), standard rate 2…", "url": "https://www.aade.gr/en/services-information/useful-guides/commencement-business-activity/basic-vat-rates" } }
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Greece public holidays 2026
12 days in 2026; next: Christougenna (Christmas Day) on 25 Dec 2026. Official source: Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres ypochreotikis argias'), which codifies the nationwide… · last verified 30 Jul 2026
Fixed by law 12
| Date | Holiday | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 Thu | Protochronia (New Year's Day) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 6 Jan 2026 Tue | Theofaneia / Ton Foton (Epiphany) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 23 Feb 2026 Mon | Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday / start of Orthodox Lent) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 25 Mar 2026 Wed | Eikosti Pempti Martiou (Independence Day and Annunciation of the Theotokos) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 10 Apr 2026 Fri | Megali Paraskevi (Orthodox Good Friday) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 13 Apr 2026 Mon | Deftera tou Pascha (Orthodox Easter Monday) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 1 May 2026 Fri | Ergatiki Protomagia (Labour Day) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 1 Jun 2026 Mon | Agiou Pnevmatos (Holy Spirit Monday / Orthodox Pentecost Monday) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 15 Aug 2026 Sat | Koimisi tis Theotokou (Dormition / Assumption of the Theotokos) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 28 Oct 2026 Wed | Epeteios tou Ochi (Ohi Day) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 25 Dec 2026 Fri | Christougenna (Christmas Day) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 26 Dec 2026 Sat | Synaxi tis Theotokou (Second Day of Christmas) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
2027 dates already held (12)
| Date | Holiday | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 Fri | Protochronia (New Year's Day) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 6 Jan 2027 Wed | Theofaneia / Ton Foton (Epiphany) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 15 Mar 2027 Mon | Kathara Deftera (Clean Monday / start of Orthodox Lent) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 25 Mar 2027 Thu | Eikosti Pempti Martiou (Independence Day and Annunciation of the Theotokos) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 30 Apr 2027 Fri | Megali Paraskevi (Orthodox Good Friday) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 1 May 2027 Sat | Ergatiki Protomagia (Labour Day) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 3 May 2027 Mon | Deftera tou Pascha (Orthodox Easter Monday) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 21 Jun 2027 Mon | Agiou Pnevmatos (Holy Spirit Monday / Orthodox Pentecost Monday) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 15 Aug 2027 Sun | Koimisi tis Theotokou (Dormition / Assumption of the Theotokos) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 28 Oct 2027 Thu | Epeteios tou Ochi (Ohi Day) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 25 Dec 2027 Sat | Christougenna (Christmas Day) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
| 26 Dec 2027 Sun | Synaxi tis Theotokou (Second Day of Christmas) | Fixed by law | Law 4808/2021, Article 60 ('Imeres… |
Status is read from the record: fixed by law follows from a standing rule (a fixed date or the Easter computus); confirmed is dated in the cited official calendar and not flagged provisional; estimated is provisional or moon-sighting dependent; substitute stands in for a statutory day that fell on a weekend or was moved. Hover a status for the reason.
Every current Greece value
Rate schedules and breakdowns
Withholding tax rates
5–20% across 3 withholding taxes — no single rate · in force from 2020-01-01 · Official source: Law 4172/2013 (Income Tax Code), article 64 par. 1, as codified: 'για μερίσματα… · last verified 10 Aug 2026
Rates by payment type
| key | label | rate | applies to | effective from | confidence note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dividends | Withholding tax on dividends (παρακράτηση φόρου μερισμάτων) | 5 | dividends paid to non-resident individuals and to non-resident legal persons without a permanent establishment in Greece (arts. 61-64, Law 4172/2013) | 2020-01-01 | — | Law 4172/2013 art. 64 par. 1(a): 'για… |
| Rate reduced from 10% to 5% by Law 4646/2019 (art. 24), applicable to income earned from 1 January 2020; AADE Ε.2012/2020 confirms distributions approved by a general assembly in 2020 take the 5% rate. EXEMPT under art. 63 par. 1 (EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive as implemented)… | ||||||
| interest | Withholding tax on interest (παρακράτηση φόρου τόκων) | 15 | interest paid to non-resident individuals and to non-resident legal persons without a permanent establishment in Greece (arts. 61-64, Law 4172/2013) | — | Operative Greek text verified via the Taxheaven codified consolidation of Law 4172/2013, not the Government Gazette (ΦΕΚ) itself. | Law 4172/2013 art. 64 par. 1(b): 'για… |
| Unchanged since the Income Tax Code took effect for income from 1 January 2014; no separate effective date is asserted because the codified text states none. EXEMPT under art. 63 par. 2 (EU Interest & Royalties Directive as implemented) when paid to an associated EU company… | ||||||
| royalties | Withholding tax on royalties (παρακράτηση φόρου δικαιωμάτων) | 20 | royalties and similar payments to non-resident individuals and to non-resident legal persons without a permanent establishment in Greece (arts. 61-64, Law 4172/2013) | — | Operative Greek text verified via the Taxheaven codified consolidation of Law 4172/2013, not the Government Gazette (ΦΕΚ) itself. | Law 4172/2013 art. 64 par. 1(c): 'για… |
| Unchanged since the Income Tax Code took effect for income from 1 January 2014; no separate effective date is asserted because the codified text states none. EXEMPT under art. 63 par. 2 (EU Interest & Royalties Directive as implemented) when paid to an associated EU company… | ||||||
Personal Income Tax (Foros Eisodimatos Fysikon Prosopon)
9–44% across 6 bands · in force from 2026-01-01 · Official source: Law 5246/2025, 'Forologiki metarrythmisi gia ti dimografia kai ti mesaia taxi'… · last verified 23 Jul 2026
| min | max | rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10000 | 9 |
| 10000 | 20000 | 20 |
| 20000 | 30000 | 26 |
| 30000 | 40000 | 34 |
| 40000 | 60000 | 39 |
| 60000 | — | 44 |
Statutory social-insurance contributions
0.65–20% across 5 contribution branches · in force from 2026-01-01 · Official source: N. 4387/2016, άρθρα 38 και 41 (κύρια σύνταξη 20 %, υγειονομική περίθαλψη)… · last verified 11 Aug 2026
| key | label | rate total | rate employee | rate employer | unit | base | ceiling monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kyria_syntaxi | Κλάδος κύριας σύνταξης (main pension branch, e-ΕΦΚΑ) | 20 | 6.67 | 13.33 | percent | Πάσης φύσεως αποδοχές — all remuneration of the employee, in cash and in kind, for work performed, including the statutory Δώρο Χριστουγέννων and Δώρο Πάσχα and the επίδομα αδείας. Capped at the ανώτατο όριο ασφαλιστέων αποδοχών of EUR 7.761,94 per month from 1 January 2026. | 7761.94 |
| The 20 % main pension rate has been stable since the ν. 4387/2016 reform; what moves is the ceiling. THE CEILING IS MONTHLY AND IS APPLIED SEPARATELY TO EACH PAYMENT PERIOD, not annually — a bonus month does not borrow unused capacity from a lean one. It was uprated by 2,5 % for… | |||||||
| ygeionomiki_perithalpsi_eidos | Κλάδος υγειονομικής περίθαλψης — παροχές σε είδος (health care, benefits in kind, ΕΟΠΥΥ) | 5.45 | 1.65 | 3.8 | percent | Πάσης φύσεως αποδοχές — the same base as the main pension branch, capped at EUR 7.761,94 per month from 1 January 2026. | 7761.94 |
| THIS IS THE BRANCH THAT WAS CUT ON 1 JANUARY 2025, AND IT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MOVED. The one-percentage-point reduction of Greek contributions from 1 January 2025 fell entirely on health care in kind — 0,50 points off the employee (2,15 % to 1,65 %) and 0,50 points off the… | |||||||
| ygeionomiki_perithalpsi_chrima | Κλάδος υγειονομικής περίθαλψης — παροχές σε χρήμα (sickness cash benefits) | 0.65 | 0.4 | 0.25 | percent | Πάσης φύσεως αποδοχές — the same base as the main pension branch, capped at EUR 7.761,94 per month from 1 January 2026. | 7761.94 |
| THE EMPLOYEE PAYS MORE THAN THE EMPLOYER HERE — 0,40 % against 0,25 % — which is the reverse of every other Greek branch and of the usual European pattern. It was NOT touched by the 2025 reduction, which fell only on the in-kind sub-branch. Together with the in-kind rate it… | |||||||
| epikouriki_asfalisi | Επικουρική ασφάλιση (auxiliary/supplementary pension — e-ΕΦΚΑ τ. ΕΤΕΑΕΠ, or ΤΕΚΑ for new entrants) | 6 | 3 | 3 | percent | Πάσης φύσεως αποδοχές — the same base as the main pension branch, capped at EUR 7.761,94 per month from 1 January 2026. | 7761.94 |
| COMPULSORY, NOT A SECOND-PILLAR OPTION. Greece's auxiliary pension is a mandatory statutory branch on top of the main pension, and omitting it understates both sides by three percentage points. THE FUND DEPENDS ON WHEN THE EMPLOYEE FIRST ENTERED INSURANCE, NOT ON THE EMPLOYER… | |||||||
| syneisprattomenes_eisfores | Συνεισπραττόμενες εισφορές (co-collected contributions — ΔΥΠΑ unemployment, ΛΑΕΚ, workers' housing and welfare accounts) | 3.06 | 1.65 | 1.41 | percent | Πάσης φύσεως αποδοχές — the same base as the main pension branch, capped at EUR 7.761,94 per month from 1 January 2026. | 7761.94 |
| THE EMPLOYEE PAYS MORE THAN THE EMPLOYER — 1,65 % against 1,41 %. This is where Greece's unemployment insurance sits, and it is unusually small: the employee's unemployment-side burden is a fraction of what it is in most of the EU, because the pension branch absorbs so much of… | |||||||
Late-payment interest (EU Late Payment Directive)
10.4 percent · in force from 2026-07-01 · Official source: Derived from the ECB main refinancing rate (this API's… · last verified 27 Oct 2026 derived
Resolved rates
| key | label | spread | value | article | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| directive | EU Late Payment Directive statutory rate (reference + 8pp) | 8 | 10.4 | Directive 2011/7/EU, art. 2(6)-(7) | Directive 2011/7/EU on combating late… |
Statutory default interest (τόκος υπερημερίας)
9.9 percent · in force from 2026-09-16 · Official source: Derived from the ECB main refinancing operations rate (this API's ECB MRO… · last verified 27 Oct 2026 derived
Resolved rates
| key | label | spread | value | article | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| default | Statutory default interest on money debts (τόκος υπερημερίας / νόμιμος τόκος) | 7.25 | 9.9 | Αστικός Κώδικας άρθρα 340, 345· ν. 2842/2000 άρθρο 3 παρ. 2 (ΦΕΚ Α' 207/27.9.2000) | Ν. 2842/2000 άρθρο 3 παρ. 2: 'Οι… |
| litigation | Interest from service of the claim or payment order (τόκος επιδικίας) | 9.25 | 11.9 | Αστικός Κώδικας άρθρο 346, όπως αντικαταστάθηκε με το άρθρο 2 ν. 4055/2012 (ΦΕΚ Α' 51/2012) | Αστικός Κώδικας άρθρο 346: 'Ο οφειλέτης… |
| contractual_max | Maximum permissible agreed (non-bank) interest rate (ανώτατο δικαιοπρακτικό επιτόκιο) | 5.25 | 7.9 | ν. 2842/2000 άρθρο 3 παρ. 2, in succession to Πράξη Συμβουλίου Νομισματικής Πολιτικής 47/27.12.2000 | Bank of Greece 'Non-bank contractual… |
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