Tax cuts and balancing acts: Greece’s 2026 budget

About this episode

The episode discusses Greece's 2026 budget, including tax cuts and economic plans, with insights from guest Yiannis Mouzakis.

Greece's 2026 budget was voted through Parliament on Tuesday, just ahead of the Christmas break. It contained some gifts for Greek taxpayers as it includes the tax cuts worth 1.2 billion euros that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had announced earlier in the year. But what else of note is in the budget? MacroPolis co-founder Yiannis Mouzakis joins host Nick Malkoutzis in The Agora to discuss the details of the economic plan. They take a closer look at the role of investments and Greece's broader economic story as it heads into the New Year. Useful reading Greek parliament approves 2026 budget amid protests - Reuters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nick Malkoutzis

Guest: Yiannis Mouzakis

Topics covered

• Greece budget
• tax cuts
• economic plan
• investments
• politics
• 2026 budget

Keywords

• Greece
• 2026 budget
• tax cuts
• economic plan
• investments
• Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MacroPolis

Books & works: Reuters

Places: Greece

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