Overdue tax debts are growing month by month in Greece, households and businesses accumulating €3 billion in new tax arrears in the first four months of the year alone. The number of debtors in Greece has risen by 470,000 to reach 4,242,507 in April, up from 3,771,707 at the end of December 2024.
According to data from Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) for the January–April 2025 period, new overdue debts amounted to €3.192 billion, of which €3 billion were unpaid taxes.
Total overdue debts to the tax office have now exceeded €110 billion, climbing to €110.8 billion, of which €26.35 billion are deemed uncollectible. This brings the net collectible debt to €84.45 billion.
Of the 4,242,507 debtors, 2,231,60 are subject to potential asset and bank account seizures, while 1,594,218 are already facing enforced collection measures.
The tax authorities are putting pressure on individuals who owe more than €150,000 each to settle their debts. Notices have already been sent, giving them a deadline of June 20 to resolve their accounts, or have their names released to the public as part of a name-and-shame campaign.
The official list of major debtors will be published on June 30, 2025. Last year, the AADE list included 29,195 individuals and legal entities, with total debts exceeding €146.1 billion.
This year, two separate lists will be published: one for debts to the tax office and customs, and another for debts to the Unified Social Security Fund (EFKA).
Tax authorities have clarified that the following debts will not be publicly disclosed:
- Debts under active payment arrangements, as long as the terms are being met
- Debts suspended from collection due to a court order, administrative act, or legal provision
- Debts officially classified as uncollectible
- Debts of deceased individuals or minors
- Debts of legal entities within the narrow or broader public sector
Additionally, according to AADE’s 2025 Operational Plan, the authority will temporarily write off another €10 billion in debts deemed uncollectible by year’s end. These are debts that have remained unpaid for years despite repeated efforts and are now considered impossible to collect.
