The Taxi Federation welcomes the new government interventions that move in the direction of tax relief for self-employed professionals and include special regulations concerning the taxi sector.
Particularly important for taxi owners is the provision regarding the way the vehicle’s presumptive income criterion is calculated, so that it takes into account the actual ownership percentage. This is a substantial correction of a distortion that had created significant injustices and burdens for professionals who did not own 100% of the vehicle.
Today, the relief measures specifically for taxis were officially announced by the Ministry of Finance following the interventions of Minister Mr. Pierrakakis, Deputy Minister Mr. Papathanasis and Deputy Ministers Ms. Petralia and Mr. Markopoulos. Thus:
For taxi owners and operators, the presumptive income criterion is reduced according to the ownership percentage of the vehicle. For example, in the case of 50% co-ownership, the criterion is reduced to 50%.
Minor children up to 18 years old who hold a taxi license are exempt from presumptive income criteria.
The two specialized measures for our sector, alongside the abolition of the business tax for legal entities outside Athens and the reduction of tax rates in areas with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants, provide relief especially to our colleagues in the provinces, the relevant announcement notes.
The 5% reduction in the tax prepayment and, at the same time, the conditional abolition of the two surcharges (10% of payroll and 5% due to turnover above the average of the KAD), further slightly ease the burden on all our colleagues.
The broader reductions in taxation for self-employed professionals constitute a positive development for thousands of self-employed workers and professionals in the sector, who in recent years have been called upon to cope with a particularly increased operating cost.
The Federation recognizes that these specific interventions constitute a step in the right direction and prove that documented and continuous institutional advocacy can bring results.
Also today, the main pillars of the €8,000,000 green taxi replacement program were announced under the climate law in Athens and Thessaloniki for 2026, with a subsidy of €20,000 for each E.D.X and €29,000 for E.D.X AMEA, and at the same time the continuation of the program with another €60,000,000 in the future, which will extend the program to the entire territory.
However, the problems of the taxi sector do not stop here.
The high cost of fuel and maintenance, the continuous increase in operating costs, and the new obligations being created for professionals require a comprehensive and long-term support plan for the sector.
For this reason, the Taxi Federation will continue the institutional dialogue with the Government and the competent Ministries, submitting specific and costed proposals for the sustainability of the profession.
Our discussions with the leadership of the Ministry of Finance will continue in the coming days, as there are improvements for this specific bill as well as two more specialized interventions within the framework of our requests concerning the sector that will help even more tomorrow.
Our goal is a modern, sustainable and competitive taxi sector, which will be able to offer quality services to citizens, support the country’s tourism and economic activity, and at the same time ensure a decent income for the professional driver.
Today’s development is a positive step.
The struggle for a sustainable taxi sector continues, the announcement concludes.