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...
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...
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,"...
How are tax systems across the Western Balkans changing, and what do these changes mean for competitiveness, employment, investment and European convergence? The new ALTAX report examines tax developments across the six Western Balkan economies – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
The analysis of the tax burden in Albania for 2025 reveals a complex and contradictory reality, where the fiscal system manages to generate increasing revenues, but at the same time produces pronounced sectoral, regional, and social inequalities. At its core,...
ALTAX, a Fiscal and Economic Research Center in Albania today publishes its 14th annual report, an in-depth comparative analysis of tax burden and Fiscal Freedom Day in six Western Balkan economies. The report “Tax Burden 2025 and Fiscal Freedom Day 2026...
Below, we compare the trend of the tax burden per resident in Albania between 2023 and 2024, based on data from the counties, structuring the analysis by the absolute and percentage change in the tax burden per resident in each...
The 13th Edition of the Thematic Study on the 2024 Tax Burden and 2025 Fiscal Freedom is published— a comprehensive and analytical report on the latest fiscal developments in Albania and the six countries of the Western Balkans (WB6). This...
During 2024 (see Annual Report), ALTAX carried out a range of activities that have positioned it as one of the most independent and impactful voices in the fields of fiscal analysis, evidence-based policymaking, and public communication. This report summarizes...
The obstacles to wage formalization stem from multiple causes and involve various actors who influence Albania's economy and labor system. There is no single party solely responsible; instead, a combination of factors and actors contribute to the persistence of informality. 1....
