Potential court rulings. A constitutional court ruling reversed the wage cuts of judges since August 2012, leading to an increase in gross spending of wages and pensions of €168 million in 2014, including a permanent annual increase in the wage and pension bill of €70 million that we have accommodated.
We do not expect any more adverse rulings regarding special wage regimes or levies on property. Nevertheless, should such rulings occur, we are committed to taking off-setting actions.
Δεν περιμένουμε πια αρνητικές αποφάσεις σχετικά με ειδικά μισθολόγια ή εισφορές επί των ακινήτων.Παρ “όλα αυτά, εάν υπάρξουν τέτοιες αποφάσεις, έχουμε δεσμευτεί για τη λήψη μέτρων συμψηφισμού.
Αρνητικοί- δυσμενείς κίνδυνοι περιλαμβάνουν τις δυσμενείς αποφάσεις του Δικαστηρίου σχετικά με περικοπές στο παρελθόν μισθών και εισφορών ιδιοκτησίας, τον αβέβαιο αντίκτυπο των νέων πρωτοβουλιών της φορολογικής πολιτικής, ιδίως εκείνων που εισάγονται στο κώδικα φορολογίας εισοδήματος, τυχόν υστέρηση των φόρων ακίνητης περιουσίας (το νέο καθεστώς τέθηκε σε ισχύ μόλις στις αρχές του έτους), και των δαπανών στον τομέα της υγείας.
Οι αρχές επαναβεβαίωσαν τη δέσμευσή τους να λάβουν αντισταθμιστικά μέτρα, εάν οι αρνητικοί κίνδυνοι υλοποιηθούν
Upside risks include higher than-projected tax buoyancy as the economy recovers.
The track record of under-executing the budget also points to the possibility of over-performance.
Downside risks include adverse court rulings on past wage cuts and property levies, the uncertain impact of new tax policy initiatives, notably those introduced in the income tax code, potential shortfalls in property taxes (the new regime became effective only earlier this year), and health sector spending. The authorities reaffirmed their commitment to take compensating measures if downside risks materialize
30. We continue to advance judicial reforms and are improving the anticorruption framework. Judicial reforms have started to yield results by reducing case backlog and eliminating unnecessary restrictions for lawyers. However, with the backlog remaining very high overall, we have proposed additional measures in the short term to reduce the backlog of tax cases. We are committed to adopt, in consultation with the EC/ECB/IMF, a revised Code of Civil Procedures by end-May (structural benchmark). Based on the study of court fees delivered in November 2013, and in full accordance with the constitutional principle of the citizens for
access to justice, we will propose a selective increase of court fees by end-September 2014, in consultation with the EC/ECB/IMF.
45. Judicial reform and anti-corruption efforts are starting to yield results (MEFP ¶30).
The administrative courts’ backlog (including tax cases) is being reduced steadily, although the civil courts’ backlog continues to increase. To address the structural problems that are preventing civil courts from working efficiently, the authorities are committed to adopt by end-May 2014 a new and modern Code of Civil Procedure.
In addition, court fees will be increased selectively (while upholding access to justice principles).
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