As of yesterday, more than 150,000 people have applied for it. market passto cover part of the increased purchase costs, in particular Fooddue to significant rise in the consumer price index. The allowance is 10% of monthly purchases and starts at €22 per month for single-member households and increases by €10 for each additional household member.

Market subscription beneficiaries all are Greek tax residents if the declared family income for the 2021 tax year and the value of their real estate do not exceed the limits set according to the household category.

Market pass applications can be submitted until March 15, 2023. The platform will open gradually, depending on the last digit of the VAT number. Specifically:

– Yesterday, Tuesday, February 21, beneficiaries whose VAT numbers end with 1, 2, 3 and 4 could apply.

– Today, Wednesday, February 22, the platform will be open to all beneficiaries, regardless of the validity period of their VAT number.

Beneficiaries may choose to receive market pass financial support:

“Or by issuing an intangible digital card that they store on their smartphone and display in their purchases. In this case, the beneficiaries will receive the total amount due to them in five installments (one installment each for February and March 2023 and four monthly installments until July 2023).

– Or by direct payment of the subsidy amount to a bank account that they declare if they do not have a smart device or do not want to use it in this process. In this case, the beneficiaries will receive 80% of the amount due to them in two quarterly installments.

Platform management is very simple. A citizen enters a market pass using Taxisnet codes either directly through vouchers.gov.gr or from gov.gr, in the “Property and Taxation” section and in the “Citizens’ Subsidies” subsection. At the same time, it is possible to apply through KEP. All citizen information is automatically retrieved through the Interoperability Center of the General Secretariat of Public Administration Information Systems.