In the context of the expansion and development of the tourism industry in Albania, we have analyzed in a multi-directional approach the economic, social and environmental performance, treating it according to the tourism sustainability model. This analysis, considering all the most...
During the months of the 2024 summer season, the Ministry of Finance, with the aim of "improving financial reporting in accordance with international standards and good practices, with the support of the World Bank (WB), presented for public consultation
Minimum wages have a positive and significant effect mainly on formal sector wages. However, this does not appear to have any significant effect on informal sector wages. By studying the effect on workers working in the informal sector, it is...
According to the Business and Consumer Confidence Survey (BCCS)[1], for the month of May 2024, reported by the Bank of Albania[2], it is stated that "The Economic Sentiment Indicator[3]] in May 2024 marked a...
In response to the economic situation of 2023 dominated by inflation, we think that it has had its own impact on the tax burden, especially on indirect taxes that are based on consumption and have a direct effect on daily...
The treatment of employment tax between equity and efficiency is at the core of modern ways of taxing employment income. On the one hand, the government wants to improve social welfare through a fairer distribution of disposable income (tax equity). On...
Value added tax (VAT) in Albania, according to tax statistics in 2023, includes 34,767 taxpayers within the scheme, of which 9,450 are taxpayers registered as small businesses. The number of taxpayers with VAT guaranteed the main large source of revenue of...
The estimated size of the informal sector in Albania is well above the EU average and at the upper end of the Western Balkan countries (WB6) in terms of employment, as seen in the table below. Western Balkans: Informality, 2019 (% of...
Focusing on the need for effective governance to directly support the business climate and inclusive governance approach is the ultimate aim of the research material "Who has the duty to fight informality and how are they fighting it?" (alb.) The...
In general, the Albanian economy exceeded the forecasts of domestic and foreign economists for 2023. For 2024, it seems that economists are showing a cautious approach to the forecasts of economic growth declared by the government at the level below...
