The method of calculating the tax burden expressed as taxes and taxes per inhabitant The tax burden is based on municipal/district data on population and local revenues collected by the Municipality, DPT and DPD. The income that is calculated as a...
Typically, like many administrations in different countries, the Directorate of Large Taxpayers (part of General Taxation Directorate, GTD) has been established in Albania for 20 years and continues to function within the structure of the central tax administration. The main purpose...
Budget expenditures in 2023 were realized in the amount of 674.68 billion ALL or 3.6% more expenditures from 2022 (23.7 billion ALL more in 2023). Total spending is 29.2% of GDP (Table below) with a decrease of -0.3% of GDP...
The annual budgets in Albania have introduced various fiscal burdens[1] , which include both the tax burden and the non-tax burden[2]. In recent years, the state budget has aimed to quickly reduce the budget deficit by strengthening...
The distribution of budget revenues must take into consideration the demands of individuals, families and their own businesses, who, in the role of direct and indirect taxpayers, claim equal proportional benefit. According to this request, which comes naturally as a...
Tax reforms can effectively strengthen the incentives for some groups of the population and the economy that can affect a long-term perspective in the Balkan economies, which are under an increased pressure for market expansion and the right incentives to...
Our analysis shows that income inequality is a major contributor to the distribution of household income, but not to the fair distribution of wealth and well-being in Western Balkan countries (WB6). This is observed in the case of possession of assets...
Euro in its exchange with the Lek at the beginning of May 2024[1] has depreciated on average by 3.7% since the end of 2023. If we look at the exchange rate of the Euro with the Lek, at...
In a discussion to answer the question "Will the retirement age increase?" in the Box to Box show, among other things, beyond the clarification in respect of the analyzes carried out by the ALTAX center for the reform of...
The tax systems in the Western Balkans (BP6) still have the greatest dependence on VAT and taxes on work (tax on income from work and insurance contributions). In the five of BP6 countries (excluding BiH), VAT payments carry a weight of...
