The Unified Real Estate Registry, which enables real-time data cross-checking, will go live in June, with the aim of curbing tax evasion and ensuring a fairer distribution of taxes and benefits.
As explained by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Finance, Omiros Tsapalos, speaking to ERTnews, this is a unified information system that aims to radically change the government’s view of real estate holdings.
The new system consolidates data from the Land Registry, the E9 tax form, the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE), and other databases, allowing authorities to monitor the status of each property in real time: who owns it, how it is used, whether it is leased, and what the declared income is.
Of particular importance is the fight against tax evasion, with the ministry representative noting that thousands of properties listed as vacant but showing high electricity consumption will be identified, a fact that suggests undeclared use or rental.
At the same time, the tool is expected to contribute to improving social policy, as the government will be able to more accurately direct housing and other benefits to the actual beneficiaries.
“There will be no new ENFIA”
Referring to scenarios regarding the imposition of a new property tax, Mr. Tsapalos categorically denied that there is a “local ENFIA” or any new tax burden.
As he clarified, this involves consolidating existing fees —the real estate fee and the tax on electrified properties—into a single framework, with the aim of simplification and streamlining.
“The vast majority of citizens will benefit rather thanface an additional burden, ” he emphasized, adding that in some cases, the reductions could amount to as much as 5 to 10 euros per month.
The new calculation method will take into account both the objective values and the age of the properties, leading to a fairer distribution of the burden. “We now have a new algorithm that combines objective values with the age of the property, resulting in a new tax calculation that will ultimately benefit the vast majority of citizens, ” concluded Mr. Tsapalos.