Tax Policy Cannot Be Replaced by Political Communication The public interest requires more than announcements of tax measures. Businesses and civil society experts call for transparency regarding the reasons behind decisions, the calculation of costs, consultation with affected groups, and accountability...
The changes to VAT, the business registration threshold and personal income tax aim at higher revenues, formalisation and relief for certain categories. But the outcome will depend on the way they are implemented, the impact on prices and the new...
A comparative analysis by ALTAX on personal income tax, social security contributions, and the fiscal burden on self-employed professionals in the Western Balkans, 2026. ALTAX presents a summary from its publication on the taxation of freelancers, offering a comparative analysis...
On 12 October 2026, Albania launched the Price Observatory, a platform designed to provide consumers with comparable information on the prices of essential products. According to the methodology published on the platform, monitoring covers five retail chains, 155 sales...
Albania confronts the Productivity test: From economic growth to quality development The World Bank report Europe and Central Asia Economic Update: Making AI Work: Jobs, Firms, and Productivity, published on 6 October 2026, places Albania’s economic development in a broader...
BoA bought 663 million euros, but no explanation is given as to why and for what?In the first half of 2026, the Bank of Albania bought 663.6 million euros: 143 million through auctions to increase the reserve, 381 million directly...
Pensions should be measured by the standard of living they make possible, not only by the amount they promise The target of a full urban pension of ALL 40,000 in 2030 is presented as a step towards improving pensioners’ incomes. However,...
The debate on pension reform in Albania has focused on the announced targets for 2030: ALL 40,000 per month for a full urban pension, ALL 22,000 for a partial urban pension, and ALL 18,000 for the average rural pension. According...
Taxation, Social Contributions, and the Competitiveness of Freelancers in the Western Balkans (WB6) – 2026 ALTAX has published a new report titled "Taxation and Contributions of Freelancers in the Western Balkans – PIT, Self-Employment, Social Protection, and Withholding Tax – 2026,"...
From nominal growth to real purchasing power, the cost for the working generation, and the problem the new figure does not solve. In Albania, the pension debate has increasingly focused on a government-set target for the average full urban pension to...
