TIRANA, Oct 23 /ATA/ – Albania’s Competition Authority plans to launch an in-depth investigation into the country’s mobile market in the coming days, its chairman Denar Biba told lawmakers on Thursday.
Reporting to the Parliamentary Committee on Economy, Employment and Finance, Biba said the authority had monitored the mobile sector throughout 2024 and requested a cost study from the sector’s regulator to prepare for further action.
“In 2024 we placed the mobile market under monitoring and asked the sectoral regulator to prepare a cost analysis. This will help us take the next step in 2025, which is a formal investigation. Most likely, it will move into an in-depth probe very soon,” Biba said.
Biba also addressed concerns about fuel prices, saying the authority had completed a detailed investigation into the hydrocarbons market.
“Most of the fuel price is determined by fiscal policy and the structure of taxes, which amount to about one euro per litre, including circulation tax, carbon tax and VAT. Prices will not go down unless taxes are reduced,” he said.
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