A legislative amendment introduced by Interior Minister Theodoros Livaniou, to the bill on the new Local Government Code.
The debate on the bill will conclude on Friday during the plenary session of Parliament, with a vote on the matter.
Addressing the House, Mr. Livaniou said that, as part of the legislative refinement, a Presidential Decree is envisaged, —with the concurrence of KEDE and the relevant ministries—to enable the examination and implementation of a system for the payment of municipal fees, no longer through Public Power Corporation (PPC) bills [. . .] but through other means as well, similar to how taxes are collected.
Essentially, he added, this paves the way for a legislative provision to be put in place so that municipal fees —at some point in the future—from electricity bills, which has long been a request from both the providers and HEDNO, and ultimately the municipalities as well.
Shortly thereafter, while speaking with parliamentary reporters, Mr. Livaniou estimated that direct payment of municipal fees is expected to be possible starting in early 2028.
Under another legislative amendment proposed by Mr. Livaniou, in the local elections to be held under the new (single-round) system, «if a coalition, including supplementary votes, receives fewer than 42%, its majority in the City Council will be slightly reduced. Instead of, for example, 15-10, it will be 14-11. There will be a slight shift away from the “three-fifths” threshold toward a more proportional system,» said Mr. Livaniou.
