TIRANA, Oct 18 /ATA/ The Ministry of Finance informed on Friday that, in the first nine months of 2024, customs revenues (including VAT on imports, excise, customs duty, and mining royalty) reached 171 billion lek, which is 11.3 billion lek more than in the same period of 2023.
Also, revenues in customs collections are 7% higher than in the first nine months of 2023, and account for 98.8% of the customs revenue plan for the first nine months of 2024.
According to the Ministry of Finance, revenues from VAT on imports during the first nine months amount to 115 billion lek, which is 7.4 billion lek, or 7% more than the same period last year, accounting for 98.6% of the plan for the first nine months of 2024.
Revenues in excise duty collections amounted to 47.2 billion lek, which is 4.1 billion lek or 9.5% more than the same period in 2023, executing 99.6% of the excise revenue plan for the first nine months of 2024.
Meanwhile, revenues from mining royalty on exports reached 2 billion lek, executing 103% of the plan for the first nine months of 2024.
There was also an increase in customs duty revenues.
“Revenues in customs duty collections amounted to 6.6 billion lek, executing 97.2% of the plan,” the Ministry of Finance announced while making a reference to fiscal statistics for the period of January to September 2024.
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