TIRANA, Nov 18 /ATA/ The Parliament is holding a plenary session today, where the main agenda is the preliminary review of the 2025 draft budget.
The Parliament announced that the plenary session will take place at 10:00 AM, as requested by the Speaker of Parliament, Elisa Spiropali.
The Ministry of Finance has released the draft budget for 2025, which projects the country’s economy to grow by approximately 3.9% in 2025.
According to the draft budget report, economic activity is expected to continue being mainly supported by domestic demand, with further growth in private consumption, as well as investments in infrastructure and the development of strategic sectors such as tourism.
The total state budget revenue is projected to reach 754.6 billion lek. The revenue planning is based on improving fiscal management and minimizing informality in the economy. Budget revenues for 2025 are forecast to account for 28.8% of GDP.
Compared to the revised plan for 2024, budget revenues for 2025 are projected to increase by approximately 40.6 billion lek, or 0.2% of GDP.
Budget expenditures for 2025 are planned at 822.7 billion lek, or approximately 31.4% of GDP, resulting in an increase of about 51.4 billion lek compared to the revised plan for 2024.
Public investments for 2025 are planned at 6.2% of GDP, or 161.8 billion lek.
The Ministry of Finance has announced that a significant volume of public investments will continue to be financed, averaging 6.1% of GDP over the period 2025-2027. These investments will focus on funding strategically important projects, particularly those linked to the EU Growth Plan.
The planned expenditures for this period are based on the National Strategy for Development and Integration 2021-2030, with special attention given to digitalization, transportation, national security, healthcare, education, agriculture, and rural development.
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