The dialogue between administrators and citizens is a useful mechanism for increasing accountability in contested areas was one of the central topics in the meeting with representatives of the Gjirokastra Municipality, the Municipal Council, but also civil society and local...
The local budget 2024, which is drawn up every year based on the income from public money, determines the projects and services that will be offered to local citizens and businesses. Expenditures in 2023 in Diber Municipality are mainly allocated to...
Mid-year revenue and expenditure budget reviews are part of a more frequent financial review cycle to ensure that money is spent strategically and to analyze and adjust allocations according to the performance of budget projects by ministries. Unfortunately, many ministries...
The revenues collected from the state budget are 319.9 billion ALL with an excess of 13.8 billion ALL from the program. Revenues collected from customs and taxes amount to ALL 270.6 billion. Income from mandatory social and health insurance contributions is 66.3...
For the second year in a row, in the monitoring that we have carried out, the municipalities are making more progress in relation to the programs approved by the Municipal Councils compared to those that are delegated as development programs...
The EU works to promote and strengthen the mechanisms of tax good governance, fair taxation, and global tax transparency, to tackle tax fraud, evasion, and avoidance. Given the global nature of unfair tax competition, this also means...
In this current economic background, inflation in Albania rose to the highest levels in decades. Initially, the higher inflation was seen as transitory, reflecting increases in relative prices for a small number of items affected by the pandemic. But inflation...
In accordance with Law no. 9901, dated 14.04.2008 “On Traders and Commercial Companies,” we clarify the distinction between a “Foreign Company Branch” and a “Commercial Company” as two different forms of conducting economic activity in Albania. A foreign company branch represents...
Governments of all political wings need to consider not only how to overcome the short-term health crisis, but also how to prepare for long-term financial challenges. While the government has been the first line of public action in the fight against...
