Έως τις 31 Μαρτίου του 2020 μπορούν να προσέλθουν οι φορολογούμενοι στους δήμους και να αποκαλύψουν τα αδήλωτα τετραγωνικά μέτρα κατοικιών ή άλλων κτισμάτων που κατέχουν προκειμένου να «γλιτώσουν» από αναδρομικές επιβαρύνσεις με δημοτικούς φόρους και δημοτικά τέλη για την δεκαετία 2010-2019
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Greece has expanded the terms for foreign investors seeking a residency permit in the country. Under the revised rules, investors can apply for a Golden Visa:
Από τις αρχές του 2020 και για τρία χρόνια ο ΦΠΑ στις μεταβιβάσεις νεόδμητων ακινήτων μπαίνει στον «πάγο».
Σύμφωνα με τις μέχρι τώρα πληροφορίες, η απαλλαγή από τον ΦΠΑ θα αφορά σε νέες οικοδομικές άδειες οι οποίες θα εκδοθούν από την ημερομηνία έναρξης ισχύος των νέων διατάξεων και μετά, αλλά και οικοδομικές άδειες οι οποίες έχουν εκδοθεί μέσα στο 2019 αλλά δεν έχουν ακόμα -έως το χρόνο ενεργοποίησης της νέας διάταξης- ξεκινήσει οι εργασίες ανέγερσης.
Εφόσον, δεν υπάρξουν ανατροπές στους μέχρι τώρα σχεδιασμούς, η εξέλιξη αυτή θα σημάνει πως ένα μεγάλο στοκ νεόδμητων, αλλά απούλητων μέχρι σήμερα, ακινήτων – υπολογίζονται έως και σε 100.000- δεν θα επωφεληθούν από το «πάγωμα» του ΦΠΑ για τρία χρόνια.
Η κυβέρνηση, σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες, θα ήθελε προκειμένου να μεγιστοποιηθούν τα οφέλη και για την αγορά ακινήτων και για τους φορολογούμενους η τριετής αναστολή ΦΠΑ στις μεταβιβάσεις νεόδμητων να ισχύσει για όλα τα ακίνητα. Οι προθέσεις αυτές προσκρούουν σε κοινοτικούς κανόνες για τον ΦΠΑ, ενώ οι διαβουλεύσεις με τις αρμόδιες υπηρεσίες της Κομισιόν βρίσκονται σε εξέλιξη.
Με τα σημερινά δεδομένα λοιπόν, από τις αρχές του έτους θα ισχύσουν πολλές «ταχύτητες» φόρου κατά τις μεταβιβάσεις ακινήτων και συγκεκριμένα:
Οι διατάξεις για την αναστολή επιβολής ΦΠΑ για μία τριετία στις μεταβιβάσεις ακινήτων θα συνοδεύονται και από παράλληλο τριετές «πάγωμα» του φόρου υπεραξίας κατά τις μεταβιβάσεις και θα περιληφθούν στο φορολογικό νομοσχέδιο το οποίο αναμένεται να κατατεθεί στη Βουλή εντός Οκτωβρίου.
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Greece’s special Golden Visa investment and residen- cy program has soared since the start of the year, reflecting growing investor confidence in the country after it successfully exited its third financial support program this summer.According to recent data, 3,154 residency permits have been issued under the program through the end of July – more than all of 2017 combined – making Greece’s Golden Visa initiative among the most popu- lar such programs in Europe. Applications are up 40% from a year ago and Enterprise Greece has been helping to promote the program, most recently with its participation at the International Citizenship Investment Property Fair in Cairo.
Launched in 2013 during the depth of Greece’s economic crisis, the Golden Visa program has come to prominence in the past two years amid waves of new investors from China, Russia and Turkey, among other places. Drawn by Greece’s growth prospects, political stability, quality of life and attractive asset prices, the Golden Visa has surpassed other investment and residency schemes in countries like Cyprus or Portugal.
The program grants a permanent residence permit – and access to 26 Schengen-area countries to individuals and their families who invest a minimum of €250,000 in fixed assets, such as real estate, in Greece. The program was recently amended to include investments of €400,000 or more in liquid financial assets as well. Golden Visa permit holders have invested an estimated €1.5 billion in Greek assets so far.
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Greek think tank IOBE sees economic growth accelerating to 2.1% this year from an estimated 1.3% rate in 2017. The estimate is broadly in line with the official Greek government and Europe- an Commission forecasts, both of which see GDP growing at a 2.5% rate this year. Greece’s revised 2017 GDP data is due to be released in early March.
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Domestic demand for housing is expected to be sluggish, since: (i) household disposable income is not expected to increase significantly in the near future; (ii) the unemployment rate is forecast to remain in double digit figure until 2030 (according to the European Commission, the 2015 Ageing Report, January 2017); and (iii) the extraordinary tax imposed on real estate property looks set to become permanent.
Given that domestic demand for housing is not expected to recover soon, it is worth exploring the potential demand originating from abroad.
Chart 22 shows that, in terms of value, housing in Greece is attractive compared to other Mediterranean countries though not to South – eastern European ones. However, according to the Global Property Guide, rental yields remain moderate and are lower than those in neighbouring countries such as Romania , Bulgaria and Cyprus.
In order to attract foreign investors, Greece offers a residence permit (valid for five years with the possibility of renewal) to non – Europe an citizens who buy a house worth more than €250,000 . In addition, in 2010 the real estate transfer tax was reduced from 10% to 3% on the property’s fair value. The above incentives resulted in partially revamping residential investment interest in 2016, with FDI for residential property increasing to €250 million from €186 million in 2015.
Overall, the recovery of the housing market in Greece is largely related to improving the investment climate and reducing tax burdens . Still, given that domestic demand for housing is expected to remain subdued, residential investment is not expected to support GDP growth to the degree it did before the economic crisis. At the same time, any demand for housing coming from abroad is directly related to the restoration of confidence in the economy.
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