Greece: Proposed abolishment of withholding tax on interest distributions from Greek government and corporate bonds
The Greek Ministry of Finance has announced an amendment to a tax law, which includes a proposal to abolish the withholding tax on interest distributions from Greek corporate and government bonds.
If the new law is passed, the following new default withholding tax rates will be applicable in Clearstream Banking:
Income type | Default withholding tax rate |
Interest distributions from Greek corporate bonds | The withholding tax rate will decrease from 15% to 0% |
Interest distributions from Greek government bonds | No change, the withholding tax rate will remain at 0% |
The effective date of this change, if the law is passed, is expected to be 1 January 2023.
We continue to monitor the Greek market for new developments and will provide more information as it becomes available.
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