TIRANA, Jan 1 /ATA/ From Saturday, the minimum wage in our country will become 32 thousand ALL from 30 thousand that was until now.
The government is committed that by the end of the third term the minimum wage in the country will go up to 40 thousand ALL per month.
Meanwhile, from July of this year, the tax on wages will change, raising either the non-taxable limit of the minimum wage to 40 thousand ALL (from 30 thousand ALL today), as well as the limit above which salaries are taxed at the maximum rate of 23% to 200 thousand ALL, from 150 thousand ALL that is today.
Meanwhile, for salaries up to 50 thousand ALL, the income tax for wage ranging from 30 to 50 thousand ALL is reduced by half compared to 13% today.
The budget effect of these changes is expected to be minus ALL 1.37 billion.
Starting from July 1, salaries for doctors, nurses and teachers will increase by 6%. While salaries for police officers serving away from home increase by 150%. For the Armed Forces salaries increase by 30%. /j.p/sm/
