Retrospectives are for 27 months, i.e. from 1/1/2021 to 31/3/2023, with amounts reaching up to 2,620 euros. Of the 45,000 retirees, an estimated 25,000 will retroactively get the 4093 withholding reduction.
The process is stuck because there are internal disagreements in EFKA about whether the recalculations can be done by the services of the General Accounting Office or by the company that EFKA cooperates with to make the payments and pension recalculations.
The retroactives they are entitled to are because the Act 4093 reduction stopped being applied to their dividends and no longer count towards the main pension, so the Act 4093 reduction in many main pensions is smaller.
Already, the Ministry of Labor has given the green light and it remains to be recalculated and the beneficiaries paid.
Retrospectives from the reduction of Act 4093
| Main pension | Dividend | Sum | Reduction of n.4093 in the main pension based on the sum | Recalculation of withholding 4093 in main pension after removal of cut from dividends | |||||
| Reduction rate | Reduction amount | Main pension | New reduction rate | Reduction amount | Pension increase | Retrospective (1/1/2021-31/3/2023) | |||
| 950 € | 170 € | 1.120 € | 5% | 48 € | 950 € | 0€ | 0 € | 48 € | 1.296 € |
| 1.310 € | 322 € | 1.632 € | 10% | 131 € | 1.310 € | 5% | 66 € | 66 € | 1.782 € |
| 1.490 € | 398 € | 1.888 € | 10% | 149 € | 1.490 € | 5% | 75 € | 75 € | 2.025 € |
| 1.580 € | 436 € | 2.016 € | 15% | 237 € | 1.580 € | 10% | 158 € | 79 € | 2.133 € |
| 1.670 € | 474 € | 2.144 € | 15% | 251 € | 1.670 € | 10% | 167 € | 84 € | 2.268 € |
| 1.760 € | 512 € | 2.272 € | 15% | 264 € | 1.760 € | 10% | 176 € | 88 € | 2.376 € |
| 1.940 € | 588 € | 2.528 € | 15% | 291 € | 1.940 € | 10% | 194 € | 97 € | 2.619 € |
Pensions: Who is entitled to refunds of up to 11,753 euros from the solidarity levy
State pensioners are retroactively entitled to up to 11,753 euros from the deductions of the solidarity levy imposed on them in the two years 2017-2018 and deemed unconstitutional by decision of the Court of Auditors.
Those who appealed to the Court of Auditors before the decision are paid retroactively for 5 years, while those who appealed after the decision are entitled retroactively for the two years 2017-2018.
However, the refunds from the EAS also concern those who have not appealed to the courts, but the government has not clarified whether and what the pensioners of the State are entitled to from the deductions of the EAS for the two years 2017-2018.
At the same time, pensioners are preparing new appeals for the EAS, this time on the occasion of the injustices and distortions of the reservation mechanism, which lead many pensioners to a loss of increases or even to a reduction in pensions.
According to information in the “Insurance and Pensions” insert, the appeals that are being prepared will be group and will request the restoration of pensioners who, due to the EAS, had a reduction in their pension or did not receive an increase at all or received a minimal increase.
The Ministry of Labor is considering the reform of the EAS, to make it more proportional and to eliminate the injustices that have been identified. The basic plan envisages that no pension is reduced due to the EAS and that the lower scale reservation is maintained in cases where, due to the increase, pensioners move up to the higher scale and have a larger reservation than this levy. In the scenarios under consideration, it is considered that the withholding is not imposed from the first euro, but that there is an exemption amount, as is the case in the tax scale. In the first phase, in December, the changes will come into effect for those who would have had a reduction to take the 2025 increases in their pensions, while the full overhaul and overall reduction in deductions for all pensioners will be implemented within 2025, and likely retroactively from 1/1/2025.
It is recalled that when the first decision of the Court of Auditors was issued (No. 244/2017), the competent Directorate General of Pensions of the General Accounting Office had suggested to the Ministry of Finance that the EAS deductions for the two years 2017-2018 should be returned to all pensioners who they received main pensions of more than 1,400 euros. The cost of the refunds was estimated at 400 million euros. Despite the recommendation of the competent services (s.s.: which “Eleftheros Typos” has at its disposal), the retrospectives from the EAS have not been returned to date, except to those who have filed appeals.
After 244/2017, two other decisions of the Plenary of El. Syn. (504/2021 and 1477/2021), which judged that the EAS violated the constitutional principles of equality and proportionality for the same period (2017-2018). However, from 1/1/2019 onwards, the court ruled that the EAS maintains its legitimacy and purpose, i.e. the support of future generations of pensioners by covering the deficits of the pension bodies.
Why was the EAS not found to be unconstitutional for private sector retirees?
The Council of State has ruled, in its earlier decisions (2287 and 2290/2015), contrary to what the Court of Auditors ruled, considering that the EAS cuts are compatible with the Constitution, to ensure the sustainability of the pension system. For this reason, the EAS refunds concern the pensioners of the State and not the private sector.
WON
The public pensioners who had the foresight to file lawsuits against the General State Accounting Office for the EAS before the first decision of the Court of Audit (no. 244/2017) was issued, which deemed it unconstitutional, are the big winners, as they are entitled retroactively to 5 years with amounts up to 35,000 euros!
LOST
State pensioners who left after May 2016 with pensions over 1,400 euros gross are not entitled to any refund from the EAS reservation, because the reservation was deemed constitutional by the Court of Auditors for those who retired after the law 4387/2016!
When will the retroactives of Act 4093 be paid to retirees
For 2025, EFKA postpones retroactive payments to Armed Forces retirees from the recalculation of deductions to their main pensions.
Retrospectives are for 27 months, i.e. from 1/1/2021 to 31/3/2023, with amounts reaching up to 2,620 euros.
Of the 45,000 retirees, an estimated 25,000 will retroactively get the 4093 withholding reduction.
The process is stuck because there are internal disagreements in EFKA about whether the recalculations can be done by the services of the General Accounting Office or by the company that EFKA cooperates with to make the payments and pension recalculations.
The retroactives they are entitled to are because the Act 4093 reduction stopped being applied to their dividends and no longer count towards the main pension, so the Act 4093 reduction in many main pensions is smaller.
Already, the Ministry of Labor has given the green light and it remains for the recalculation to take place and for the beneficiaries to be paid.
Retrospectives from the reduction of Act 4093
New recalculation with increases for 50,000 ETAA pensioners
The subject of a new recalculation of pensions for 50,000 EBRD pensions, many of which will have retroactive increases, are opened by two court decisions that canceled the previous recalculations because they were made with presumptive pensionable earnings, unfairing those who had higher salaries and larger contributions.
The decision comes from the Council of State (1228/2024) canceling the recalculation of notary public pensions. The S.t.E said that the recalculation was done with an assumed salary of 1,232.09 euros, while the salaries of retired notaries were higher and therefore their pensions should be recalculated and given the corresponding increases.
The second decision is from the Administrative Court of First Instance of Athens (A7960/2024) and it cancels the recalculation of pensions for self-employed pensioners of TSMEDE, as here lower pensionable earnings were taken into account for the calculation of the pension from the Special Supplement branch.
The two decisions open the issue of a new recalculation in total for approximately 50,000 EBRD pensioners, and those pensions that were recalculated in a more unfavorable way for the pensioners should be increased retroactively accordingly.
Retrospective EAS for pensioners of Special Government Payrolls
| Initial main pension (mixed) | Pension before tax (after deductions) | Monthly EAS reservation | Retrospective EAS of 23 months |
| 3.650 € | 1.938 € | 511 € | |
| 11.753 € | 3.050 € | 1.803 € | 366 € |
| 8.418 € | 2.825 € | 1.724 € | 283 € |
| 6.509 € | 2.600 € | 1.624 € | 234 € |
| 5.382 € | 2.525 € | 1.586 € | 227 € |
| 5.221 € | 2.450 € | 1.547 € | 221 € |
| 5.083 € | 2.375 € | 1.509 € | 214 € |
| 4.922 € | 2.225 € | 1.457 € | 156 € |
| 3.588 € | 2.075 € | 1.379 € | 145 € |
3.335 €
| Retrospective EAS for retirees | Initial main pension (mixed) | Pension before tax (after deductions) | Monthly EAS reservation |
| Retrospective EAS of 23 months | 3.290 € | 1.903 € | |
| 428 € | 9.844 € | 2.530 € | 1.588 € |
| 228 € | 5.244 € | 2.245 € | 1.468 € |
| 157 € | 3.611 € | 2.150 € | 1.418 € |
| 151 € | 3.473 € | 2.055 € | 1.368 € |
| 144 € | 3.312 € | 1.925 € | 1.311 € |
| 116 € | 2.668 € | 1.860 € | 1.277 € |
| 112 € | 2.576 € | 1.795 € | 1.316 € |
| 108 € | 2.484 € | 1.730 € | 1.279 € |
104 €
| 2.392 € | Retrospective EAS for civilian pensioners of the State | Initial main pension (mixed) | Pension before tax (after deductions) |
| Monthly EAS reservation | Retrospective EAS of 23 months | 2.720 € | |
| 1.692 € | 272 € | 6.256 € | 2.000 € |
| 1.430 € | 120 € | 2.760 € | 1.925 € |
| 1.388 € | 116 € | 2.668 € | 1.850 € |
| 1.346 € | 111 € | 2.553 € | 1.625 € |
| 1.249 € | 49 € | 1.127 € | 1.550 € |
| 1.206 € | 47 € | 1.081 € | 1.485 € |
| 1.169 € | 45 € | 1.035 € | 1.425 € |
| 1.144 € | 25 € | 575 € | 1.400 € |
1.144 €
/* — PerfOps by Nuevvo (nuevvo.com) — */
// Utilities
const allScripts = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’);
window.lst = allScripts[allScripts.length – 1];
window.isMobile=(function() {var ua=navigator.userAgent||navigator.vendor||window.opera;return ((/Android/i).test(ua) && (/Mobile/i).test(ua)) || (/BlackBerry|iPhone|iPod|Opera Mini|IEMobile/i).test(ua);})();
function asyncLoadScript(url) {
var alScript = document.createElement(‘script’);
alScript.src = url;
alScript.async = true;
//window.lst.parentNode.insertBefore(alScript, window.lst);
document.body.appendChild(alScript);
}
function asyncLoadModule(url) {
var alScript = document.createElement(‘script’);
alScript.src = url;
alScript.type=”module”;
//window.lst.parentNode.insertBefore(alScript, window.lst);
document.body.appendChild(alScript);
}
function displaySlot(id) {
if (document.querySelector(‘#’+id)) {
googletag.display(id);
}
}
// Fix OCM JS errors
window.defineSlots = function(t, r){};
/*! instant.page v5.2.0 – (C) 2019-2023 Alexandre Dieulot – */
(function(){
let t,e,n,o,i,a=null,s=65,c=new Set;const r=1111;function d
})();
// InMobi Choice. Consent Manager Tag v3.0 (for TCF 2.2)
setTimeout(() => {
var host=”eleftherostypos.gr”;var element=document.createElement(‘script’);var firstScript=document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0];var url=” uspTries=0;var uspTriesLimit=3;element.async=true;element.type=”text/javascript”;element.src=url;firstScript.parentNode.insertBefore(element,firstScript);function makeStub(){var TCF_LOCATOR_NAME=’__tcfapiLocator’;var queue=[];var win=window;var cmpFrame;function addFrame(){var doc=win.document;var otherCMP=!!(win.frames[TCF_LOCATOR_NAME]);if(!otherCMP){if(doc.body){var iframe=doc.createElement(‘iframe’);iframe.style.cssText=”display:none”;iframe.name=TCF_LOCATOR_NAME;doc.body.appendChild(iframe);} else {setTimeout(addFrame,5);}}return !otherCMP;}function tcfAPIHandler(){var gdprApplies;var args=arguments;if(!args.length){return queue;} else if(args[0]===’setGdprApplies’){if(args.length > 3 &&args[2]===2 &&typeof args[3]===’boolean’){gdprApplies=args[3];if(typeof args[2]===’function’){args[2](‘set’,true);}}} else if(args[0]===’ping’){var retr={gdprApplies: gdprApplies,cmpLoaded: false,cmpStatus: ‘stub’};if(typeof args[2]===’function’){args[2](retr);}} else {if(args[0]===’init’ && typeof args[3]===’object’){args[3]=Object.assign(args[3],{ tag_version: ‘V3′ });}queue.push(args);}}function postMessageEventHandler(event){var msgIsString=typeof event.data===’string’;var json={};try {if(msgIsString){json=JSON.parse(event.data);} else {json=event.data;}} catch (ignore){}var payload=json.__tcfapiCall;if(payload){window.__tcfapi(payload.command,payload.version,function(retValue,success){var returnMsg={__tcfapiReturn: {returnValue: retValue,success: success,callId: payload.callId}};if(msgIsString){returnMsg=JSON.stringify(returnMsg);}if(event && event.source && event.source.postMessage){event.source.postMessage(returnMsg,’*’);}},payload.parameter);}}while (win){try {if(win.frames[TCF_LOCATOR_NAME]){cmpFrame=win;break;}} catch (ignore){}if(win===window.top){break;}win=win.parent;}if(!cmpFrame){addFrame();win.__tcfapi=tcfAPIHandler;win.addEventListener(‘message’,postMessageEventHandler,false);}}makeStub();var uspStubFunction=function(){var arg=arguments;if(typeof window.__uspapi!==uspStubFunction){setTimeout(function(){if(typeof window.__uspapi!==’undefined’){window.__uspapi.apply(window.__uspapi,arg);}},500);}};var checkIfUspIsReady=function(){uspTries++;if(window.__uspapi===uspStubFunction && uspTries 0) {
//asyncLoadScript(‘
adSenseSlots.forEach(function(e){
});
}
// Phaistos Adman
//asyncLoadScript(‘
window.AdmanQueue=window.AdmanQueue||[];
AdmanQueue.push(function(){Adman.adunit({id:338,h:’
// OneSignal
window.OneSignalDeferred = window.OneSignalDeferred || [];
OneSignalDeferred.push(function(OneSignal) {
OneSignal.init({
appId: “487cc53b-3b66-4f84-8803-3a3a133043ab”,
});
});
// Disqus
var disqus_config = function() {
this.page.url=”
this.page.identifier = 1551257;
};
setTimeout(function(){
(function() {
var d = document,
s = d.createElement(‘script’);
s.src=”
s.setAttribute(‘data-timestamp’, +new Date());
(d.head || d.body).appendChild(s);
})();
}, 3000);
function cmpActionCompleted() {
// OCM & DFP
//asyncLoadScript(‘
asyncLoadScript(‘
asyncLoadScript(‘
/*
// CleverCore
(function(document, window) {
var a, c = document.createElement(“script”);
c.id = “CleverCoreLoader57097″;
c.src = ”
c.async = !0;
c.type = “text/javascript”;
c.setAttribute(“data-target”, window.name);
c.setAttribute(“data-callback”, “put-your-callback-macro-here”);
try {
a = parent.document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0] || document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];
} catch (e) {
a = !1;
}
a || (a = document.getElementsByTagName(“head”)[0] || document.getElementsByTagName(“body”)[0]);
a.parentNode.insertBefore(c, a);
})(document, window);
*/
// Taboola/Project Agora
asyncLoadScript(‘
asyncLoadScript(‘
// For Google AdSense
if (document.querySelectorAll(‘.adsbygoogle’).length) {
asyncLoadScript(‘
}
// Phaistos Adman
asyncLoadScript(‘
// Glomex
if (document.querySelectorAll(‘glomex-integration’).length) {
setTimeout(function(){
asyncLoadModule(‘
}, 2000);
}
// Dalecta
setTimeout(() => asyncLoadScript(‘ 800);
// Vidoomy
//asyncLoadScript(‘
// Weather
setTimeout(() => asyncLoadScript(‘ 1000);
/*
// Facebook Pixel
!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {
if (f.fbq) return;
n = f.fbq = function() {
n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)
};
if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;
n.push = n;
n.loaded = !0;
n.version = ‘2.0’;
n.queue = [];
t = b.createElement(e);
t.async = !0;
t.src = v;
s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)
}(window, document, ‘script’, ‘
fbq(‘init’, ‘618972382017166’);
fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’);
*/
// OneSignal
setTimeout(() => asyncLoadScript(‘ 5000);
}
// Microsoft Clarity
(function(c,l,a,r,i,t,y){c[a]=c[a]||function(){(c[a].q=c[a].q||[]).push(arguments)};t=l.createElement(r);t.async=1;t.src=”https://www.clarity.ms/tag/”+i+”?ref=wordpress”;y=l.getElementsByTagName(r)[0];y.parentNode.insertBefore(t,y);})(window, document, “clarity”, “script”, “l14tw277rg”);
// Yandex Metrica
(function(m,e,t,r,i,k,a){m[i]=m[i]||function(){(m[i].a=m[i].a||[]).push(arguments)};m[i].l=1*new Date();for(var j=0;j<document.scripts.length;j++){if(document.scripts[j].src===r){return;}}k=e.createElement
0 0*23-month retrospective: February 2017-December 2018.
#pensions #paid #retirees
The code snippet you provided is part of a JavaScript implementation for integrating Google Publisher Tags (GPT) with ad slots on a web page. This kind of implementation is often used to define ad slots, set targeting parameters, manage ad display based on device type (mobile or desktop), and include other advertising services such as Google AdSense and others. Below is a breakdown of the major components:
### Ad Slot Definitions
1. **Define Slot**:
- The `googletag.defineSlot` function is used to define various ad slots on the page. Each slot is given a unique ad unit path, an array of possible sizes, and a unique slot ID.
– Example:
“`javascript
googletag.defineSlot(‘/40897325/eleftherostypos.gr/inread_video’, [[310,180],[560,320],[1,1],[300,250]], ‘inread_video’)
“`
2. **Size Mapping**:
– `defineSizeMapping` allows the ad slots to adapt their sizes based on the available space and potentially differing viewport sizes.
### Targeting Parameters
– The script sets targeting parameters for the ad requests using `setTargeting`. This helps in serving more relevant ads based on the context of the article or page.
“`javascript
googletag.pubads().setTargeting(‘pageType’, ‘article’);
“`
### Ad Display Management
– The script configures the ad settings to manage how ads behave:
– `collapseEmptyDivs()`: Collapses any empty ad slots to avoid blank spaces.
- `disableInitialLoad()`: Prevents ads from loading immediately until explicitly triggered.
– `enableSingleRequest()`: Combines multiple ad requests into a single request for efficiency.
### Displaying Ads
– There is a functionality called `displaySlot` which is presumably defined elsewhere in the full code. This function would be responsible for rendering the ad slots declared earlier.
### Mobile vs. Desktop Handling
– The script checks if the user is on a mobile device and adapts ad loading accordingly by removing desktop-specific ads if on mobile and vice versa.
### Integration with Other Services
– The script includes integration with other services such as:
- **OneSignal**: For push notifications.
– **Disqus**: For comment management on articles.
### Async Loading
– The code suggests the use of asynchronous loading for scripts from different ad providers, improving page load performance by not blocking rendering.
### Code Structure Notes
– There are sections commented out (e.g., possibly for mobile sticky ads or mechanisms for loading additional scripts) that indicate areas of possible customization or features that can be toggled on or off.
### Conclusion
This code snippet is an extensive setup for managing advertisements on a webpage, enabling flexible ad display, and ensuring a seamless user experience across different devices while maximizing the potential for revenue through targeted advertising.
Unction to display ads by calling `googletag.display()`, which renders the specified ad slots on the page after they have been defined and targeted. This ensures that the ads appear at the correct locations as specified by their respective slot IDs.
### Ad Integration with Other Services
1. **Google AdSense**: The script manages the display of Google AdSense ads conditionally based on whether the user is on a mobile or desktop device. This is done by selecting the appropriate ad containers and removing ads that should not be displayed on that platform.
2. **OneSignal**: OneSignal is initialized for push notifications with a specific `appId` which allows for user engagement through notifications.
3. **Disqus**: The script configures Disqus comments by setting the page URL and identifier, ensuring that comments are associated properly with the content displayed.
4. **Audience Management and Retargeting**: While snippets for Facebook Pixel and other retargeting platforms are commented out, they pertain to tracking user behavior and targeting ads based on user interactions.
5. **Testing and Analytics**: Integrations like Microsoft Clarity and Yandex Metrica are used to gather analytics data about user interactions and behaviors on the website.
### Performance Optimization
– The use of `setTimeout` for loading certain scripts delays their execution to improve the perceived page loading times. This ensures essential page content loads first before additional functionalities (like ads and scripts) are loaded.
– Using `asyncLoadScript` and similar functions are assumed to load scripts asynchronously, preventing them from blocking the rendering of the rest of the page, thereby improving load times and user experience.
### Error Handling and Cleanup
– The code contains checks and contingencies (like removing ads that are not required for the current device type) to ensure a clean and optimized user experience without unnecessary elements taking up space or resources.
### Conclusion
this JavaScript implementation encompasses advanced features for ad management, user engagement, and performance optimization, effectively working to monetize website traffic while creating a user-friendly interface. It’s essential to ensure these scripts are properly wired up with any required back-end configurations or ad management platforms to function as intended.
