The laws and decisions of 2026, in plain English
What was, what is now, and what it means for you.
9 acts 19 tools with new rules 0 affect you
The acts, newest first
Government Gazette B 4631/24.07.2026 Joint ministerial decision 19794/2026 Affects you Special maternity leave reaches more mothers The decision changes the special maternity benefit of 9 months: mothers who were left out until now can get it too. Published 24 July 2026 Government Gazette A 102/25.06.2026 Law 5313/2026 Affects you The rent refund reaches more households The law raises the income limits of the rent refund: €25,000 for a single person, €35,000 for a couple. €20,000€25,000Income limit, single person Published 25 June 2026 Circular General Accounting Office circular 54692/2026 Affects you Public sector base salaries rise from 1 April 2026 The base salary of the first pay step rises by €40: €920 in the YE grade and €1,232 in the PE grade. €880€920YE grade, 1st pay step In force from 1 April 2026 Government Gazette B 1759/27.03.2026 Joint ministerial decision 8934/2026 Affects you The minimum wage rises to €920 From 1 April 2026, the minimum wage rises by €40 a month and the minimum daily wage by €1.79. €880.00€920.00Monthly wage In force from 1 April 2026 Circular Circular F.80020/7757/2026 Affects you The national pension rises to €446.87 The full national pension, for 20 years of insurance, rises from 1 January 2026. €436.40€446.87Full national pension In force from 1 January 2026 Circular e-EFKA circular 6/2026 Affects you Contributions for the self-employed rise by 2.5% From 1 January 2026, the 1st insurance category costs €250.77 a month, for pension and health cover. €244.65€250.771st category In force from 1 January 2026 Circular e-EFKA circular 4/2026 Affects you The contribution ceiling rises to €7,761.94 From 1 January 2026, the ceiling on insurable earnings rises by 2.5%, in line with inflation in 2025. €7,572.62€7,761.94Monthly earnings ceiling In force from 1 January 2026 Government Gazette A 198/11.11.2025 Law 5246/2025 Affects you New tax scale for 2026: less tax for parents and young people From the 2026 tax year, the rate of the second band falls, and falls further with each child. People aged up to 30 pay less. 22%20%€10,001 to €20,000, no children In force from 1 January 2026 Government Gazette B 5802/31.10.2025 Joint ministerial decision A.1151/2025 Affects you The heating allowance for winter 2025 to 2026 The decision sets who gets the heating allowance, with limits on income and property, and an amount from €100 to €1,200. Published 31 October 2025
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