The government has approved new average market prices for housing. Compared to 2023, prices have increased in large cities and coastal areas, which are not classified as cities. The government's setting of apartment price benchmarks raises several important questions regarding the...
The still high level of public debt (June 2024 – 55.7%), together with the limited fiscal space[1] to address growing expenditure needs, such as the costly infrastructure and digital agenda, along with the need to meet social...
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
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...
There are a number of important issues related to wage tax policies that deserve careful attention. Any decision affecting payroll tax should have in-depth transparency and inclusiveness from the initial policy-making processes, based on in-depth studies of consequences and effects....
The financial agreement that inevitably comes as part of the international agreement between the government of Albania and the government of Italy for an immigrant processing center in Gjadër reflects the costs that may be imposed on Albania through the...
Immediately after the 2019 earthquake, the government committed a good part of its budgetary and human resources[1], specifically creating a ministry for reconstruction[2]. According to the Minister, "In these 30 years, it is the first time...
The final meeting of the tour of activities for the dialogue with the citizens and the municipality of Elbasan regarding the challenges of the draft budget 2024 was realized in a warm and quite cooperative spirit, which is the reflection...
On Wednesday, the team of ALTAX experts continued their journey to talk with the citizens and the local government of Berat, to be part of the civil review for the discussion in the function of transparency and accountability of the...
A challenge and result of all the challenges of increasing public initiative through citizen participation[1] is the low participation of citizens and especially of interest groups in hearings on the budget. To illustrate this challenge, we take the case...
