TIRANA, September 23/ATA/- As of 2021, the salaries of doctors and nurses will increase by 40% nationwide, the Albania’s Minister of Finance and Economy, Anila Denaj stated on Wednesday in a televised interview.
In her remarks, Minister Denaj said that, the Albanian Government has made available a fund of 6 billion ALL.
“Over the past 7 years the government has focused its attention on doctors and nurses. In this time frame doctors and nurses salaries increased respectively by 21% and 26%,” Denaj stressed.
Minister Denaj further reacted to the allegations raised to the media that the government did not provide the bonus of 1,000 euros to doctors who are on the front line of the fight against COVID-19 infection.
Denaj ensured that the bonus of 1,000 euros has been distributed to all doctors and nurses.
The bonus of 1,000 euros provided to doctors and nurses who are on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19, is a government decision required to be implemented. “There may have been cases when some have not yet received this bonus for technical issues, but I assure you that these are necessary liquidity to be distributed to the doctors and nurses,” she added.//a.i/
