TIRANA, November 11/ATA/ The government reform process of the pension scheme is underway with the goal of making it more sustainable and guaranteeing dignified pensions for the citizens.
Minister of Finance Petrit Malaj said today during the discussion in principle of the draft budget for 2026 in the Committee on Economy, Employment and Finance, that there is work underway in cooperation with international experts and that at the beginning of next year there will be presented concrete proposals for the reorganization of the system.
The minister stated that in parallel with the actions being taken by the Ministry of Economy and Innovation together with international experts, the government has made available the necessary funds to increase the current pensions.
“The total cost of this initiative that the government has launched until 2030 is 1.7 billion euros,” said Malaj.
There was also a debate between the opposition and the ruling majority in the committee about the Christmas bonus for 2026, where according to the opposition there is no foreseen fund in the draft budget.
Minister Malaj explained that the fund will be determined in September of the coming year and depends on the economic performance.
“The Christmas bonus for 2026 will be determined again in September depending on the performance that the economy will have during the first nine months of the year. The same practice has been applied even in the previous years. For the time being, we have not foreseen it,” said the minister. /r.e/a.f/p.s./
