The path toward direct collection of municipal fees by municipalities, rather than through electricity<\/b> bills, has been paved by a legislative amendment introduced by Theodoros Livaniou to the bill for the new Local Government Code. <\/p>\n
Addressing the House, Minister of the Interior<\/b> said that, following technical amendments to the bill, a Presidential Decree<\/b> is expected, – with the consent of KEDE<\/b> and the relevant ministries – so that it will be possible to examine and implement a system for paying municipal fees, no longer through Public Power Corporation (DEI) bills [. . .] but through other means as well, similar to how taxes are collected.<\/b> Essentially, he added, this paves the way for a legislative provision<\/b> to separate municipal fees \u2014at some point in the future\u2014from electricity bills, which is a request made by both the providers and HEDNO and, ultimately, the municipalities, over time.<\/p>\n
Shortly thereafter, while speaking with parliamentary reporters, Mr. Livaniou estimated that direct payment of municipal fees is expected to be feasible by early 2028.<\/b><\/p>\n
According to another legislative refinement proposed by Mr. Livaniou, in the local elections to be held under the new (single-round) system<\/b>, \u201cif a coalition, including supplementary votes, receives less 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 shift away from the \u201cthree-fifths\u201d threshold toward a more proportional system, to some extent<\/b>,\u201d said Mr. Livaniou.<\/p>\n
The debate on the bill concludes today in the plenary session of Parliament, with the relevant vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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