Climate crisis resilience tax will be imposed on Greek hotels as of January 1, 2024

We would like to inform you, that according to the new Legislation regarding Measures on restriction of tax evasion, a new tax is levied in favour of the State, named as climate crisis resilience tax. The climate crisis resilience tax is replacing article 53 of Government Law n.4389/2016 imposing the accommodation/stayover tax, introduced as from 2018, applicable at all hotels in Greece.

The new tax will be calculated per usage/overnight, per room, it will be payable by the guest, and will be collected with the issuance of a separate special climate crisis resilience tax invoice which will not be subjected to VAT.

Climate crisis resilience tax is applicable to all Hotels included in the article 1 of law 4276/2014 (Α’ 155), and the charge will range:

PERIOD: MARCH TO OCTOBER

1-2 stars, one and a half (1.50) euros
3 stars, three (3.00) euros
4 stars, seven (7.00) euros
5 stars, ten (10.00) euros
In rented furnished rooms – apartments the fee is one and a half (1.50) euros while in properties available through short-term lease one and a half (1.50) euros, If the properties available through short-term lease are single-family houses over eighty (80) sq. m., a resistance fee of ten (10) euros is imposed
As for self-catering accommodation – tourist furnished mansions (villas) it is set at ten (10) euros

PERIOD: NOVEMBER TO FEBRUARY

1-2 stars, fifty cents (0.50) euros,
3 stars, one and a half (1.50) euros,
4 stars, three (3.00) euros,
5 stars, four (4.00) euros,
In rented furnished rooms – apartments, the amount is set at fifty cents (0.50) euros
In properties available through short-term lease, fifty cents (0.50) euros, while if the properties available through short-term lease are single-family houses of more than eighty (80) square meters, a durability fee of four (4) euros is imposed
In self-catering accommodation – tourist furnished mansions (villas) it amounts to four (4) euros