TIRANA, July 18 /ATA/ The revenues collected in the budget during the first half of the year reached about ALL 342.8 billion or 102.5% of the plan for the same period.
According to the report published by the Ministry of Finance regarding fiscal indicators, compared to the same period last year, about 22.85 billion lek more were collected, or 7.1% more than the 6-month period of 2023.
Minister of Finance, Ervin Mete, in a post on social media, spoke about the positive performance of the economy.
“Good revenue performance in the first half of the year. The total income for the 6-month period of 2024 amounted to ALL 287.1 billion or 102.5% of the plan. “Compared to a year ago, revenues increased by 22.85 billion ALL or 7.1% more,” he writes.
Revenues collected from customs and taxes directorates, including contributions collected by GDT, reached 297.5 billion ALL, 26.8 billion ALL or 9.9% more compared to the same period of 2023, as well as 5.2 billion ALL or 1.8% more than 6-month plan for 2024.
Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Finance, general public expenditures, for the 6-month period of 2024, reached about 291.4 billion ALL with a realization of 93.1 percent of the plan for the period, while compared to the same period of 2023, they are 6.4 higher or about 17.5 billion ALL more.
In annual terms, the general expenses for the 6 month period of 2024 were realized to the extent of 39.5 percent of the annual plan according to the initial budget and 39.2 percent of the annual plan according to Normative Act no. 1 dated 21.02.2024 (AN no. 1).
Current expenses for the 6-month period of 2024 resulted in about 264.8 billion ALL, while compared to the same period a year ago, this item was 9 percent higher or about 21.9 billion ALL more.
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