{"id":377532,"date":"2026-04-13T15:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/377532\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:44:20","slug":"billion-euro-package-for-businesses-ekathimerini-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/377532\/","title":{"rendered":"Billion-euro package for businesses | eKathimerini.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small_business_retail_shutterstock.jpg?v=1776063656\" alt=\"Billion-euro package for businesses\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small_business_retail_shutterstock-960x600.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> [Shutterstock]<\/p>\n<p>In an environment of intense international uncertainties and increasing competition, the government is attempting to redefine the tax framework so as to substantially strengthen the competitiveness of businesses, especially SMEs.<\/p>\n<p>Athens is preparing a package of interventions that it aspires to implement as of next year, combining fiscal flexibility with targeted market incentives. Despite external challenges that could overturn the plans, it is estimated that some \u20ac1 billion will be allocated for 2027 for the implementation of measures such as the reduction of tax rates, advance tax payments and the abolition of the business tax.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the reform of the framework for transformations and mergers is going ahead with the aim of creating stronger business structures and further limiting tax evasion. At the heart of the agenda, however, is the activation of new tax tools that will stimulate private investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This objective is a central element of the EU\u2019s growth strategy. A recent EU report notes that in recent years, public investment, supported by the Recovery Fund and other EU funds, has been strong, but private investment has been less dynamic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Shutterstock] In an environment of intense international uncertainties and increasing competition, the government is attempting to redefine the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377533,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[138,219,246,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-377532","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-finance","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}