TIRANA, April 20 /ATA/ The Democratic Party head, Lulzim Basha, had an online conversation with representatives of vocational training and craftsmen organizations of Germany with view to drawing on their expertise of vocational training in Albania.
The opposition head said that the Democratic Party is working out a profound reform in university education aimed at adopting the German dual training model to stem the mass emigration of youth.
This will be achieved through the absorption of foreign investment applying the flat tax of 9%, the social security rate of 18% and scrapping the fuel tax.
“For Albania and Albanians, there is nothing more important than stopping the mass emigration of youth. For this reason, we are working out a profound reform of university education in order to adopt the German dual training model, in cooperation with the European University Alliance and the Universities of Germany, Austria and all of Europe. Our government will apply the flat tax of 9%, will apply the social security rate of 18%, will scrap a tax that this government has imposed on fuel, which makes Albania the world’s third most expensive country to buy fuel after Singapore and Sweden. With these 3 measures and some other fiscal incentives, we will make it possible for Albania to become the country with the lowest tax rates in the Balkans, ” said Basha
The DP head also said that the next government will establish a 12-month internship program covered by the state for 10 thousand graduates to integrate them in the labor market, as well as will invest in the establishment of 4 incubators that will capacitate young people who want to embark on the path of entrepreneurship.
While the agreement with the Alliance of European Universities provides for the teaching free of charge of 5 foreign languages for citizens under the age of 35.
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