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,...
An ALTAX Insight analysis for the first eight months of 2026 shows that approximately 86–90% of the growth in tax and customs revenues is explained by the nominal expansion of the economy.Tax and customs revenues increased by ALL 25.1 billion...
Budget revenues reached 557.6 billion lek during the first eight months of 2026, achieving 100.1% of the plan and marking an increase of 58.5 billion lek, or 11.7%, compared to the same period last year. At first glance, this represents...
Economic logic says that if a country imports goods from a cheaper market, the final price for the consumer should be lower. However, in practice, the opposite often happens and imported products in Albania turn out to be more expensive...
The Albanian government is preparing a new fiscal package set to take effect on January 1, 2026, introducing significant changes to several key laws of the country’s tax and financial system.According to proposals from the Ministry of Finance released to...
In 2024, Albania’s public debt reached the lowest level of the decade, falling to 54.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), or around 2.8 percentage points less than in December 2023, amounting in nominal value to approximately €13.6 billion. This downward trend...
The latest figures from the Ministry of Finance show an unusual reality for Albanian public finances. Budget revenues for the period January–August 2025 have exceeded the plan by over 69 million euros. At first glance, this is a significant achievement. But...
Online services (e.g., business monitoring, analysis, reporting) are the most typical case of digital service exports. 1. How is it taxed? In Albania tax treatment consist like below:The Albanian company issues an invoice for the service.Revenue from this invoice is included in...
This analysis aims to assess the ratio between tax revenues and GDP for each county in Albania, identifying opportunities to increase tax productivity and diversify revenue sources to enhance the country’s economic and financial system. To conduct a detailed comparative analysis...
By analyzing the data on tax revenues according to the 2024 annual report of the General Directorate of Taxes and comparing it to GDP by sectors, a trend of increasing revenues is noted, but not necessarily in line with the...
