At least 300 euros for a 100-sq/m house

The rates for calculating the new property tax will ultimately be sixty and not twenty and they will range from 0.5 to 20 euros per sq/m, depending on the price of the zone in which the property is located:

Rates according to age (in years)

Zone price   Over 26      20 to 25   15 to 19   10 to 14   5 to 9   0 to 4
Disabled, with many children (regardless of area)   0,5   0,53   0,55   0,58   0,6   0,63
Up to € 500   3   3,15   3,3   3,45   3,6   3,75
€ 501-1000   4   4,2   4,4   4,6   4,8   5
€ 1001-1500   5   5,25   5,5   5,75   6   6,25
€ 1501-2000   6   6,3   6,6   6,9   7,2   7,5
€ 2001-2500   8   8,4   8,8   9,2   9,6   10
€ 2501-3000   10   10,5   11   11,5   12   12,5
€ 3001-4000   12   12,6   13,2   13,8   14,4   15
€ 4001-5000   14   14,7   15,4   16,1   16,8   17,5
€ 5001 and above   16   16,8   17,6   18,4   19,2   20

But a lot of things will change starting today (the regulation is being discussed in parliament and will be voted on next week). Practically no one will pay less than 3 euros per sq/m unless they are disabled or have many children. Even if vulnerable groups are ultimately relieved completely, the rest of the people will pay from 300 up to 2.000 euros for a house of 100 sq/m.

«Hike» for a 100 sq/m house, based on age (in euros)

0-4 yrs                     5-9 yrs       10-14 yrs     15-19 yrs      20-25 yrs   Over 26 yrs

500 € zone price     375               360        345        330         315            300
501-1000 €              500               480        460        440         420            400
1001-1500 €            625               600        575        550         525            500
1501-2000 €            750               720        690        660         630            600
2001-2500 €            1000             960        920        880         840            800
2500-3000 €            1250             1200      1150     1100       1050         1000
3001-4000 €            1500             1440      1380     1320       1260         1200
4001-5000 €            1750             1680      1610     1540       1470         1400
Over 5001 €              2000             1920      1840     1760      1680          1600

In order not to lose any money from tax credits to ''have-nots'', the finance ministry found a solution to this problem and instead of reliefs based on age, it will introduce surcharges on newly constructed properties. However, the difference is that the great burden on newly constructed 5-year-old houses (+25% compared with those of over 25 years) has little relevance, since as early as 2007 the construction of new properties was drastically reduced and they still remain unsold.

The changes under examination include the issue of buildings under church ownership. Regarding the exemption of church and other religious institutions from the special fee in property with electrical power, the finance ministry has clarified that it will be about properties that serve solely religious or devotional purposes, and not for commercial exploitation.