TIRANA, Nov 12 /ATA/ – By Maela Marini/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Wednesday that pensioners will receive “the lion’s share” of Albania’s state budget over the next four years.
Speaking at a public meeting with local residents of Tirana’s Administrative Unit No. 5 on the draft 2026 budget, Rama said pensions will rise progressively each year, in addition to regular indexation.
He said the government had carried out extensive work to create a clear projection and include the full financial commitment for pensioners in the medium-term budget framework.
The Premier said that the pension increase is set to commence in January with a progressive rise in line with the government’s program.
“By end of this term in office, the urban pension rate will reach 40,000 leks from 27,350 leks currently,” he said, adding that pensions will increase progressively year after year.
“What you get in January 2026 will double in January 2027, triple in January 2028, quadruple in January 2029 and quintuple in January 2030,” Rama added.
The progressive increase – he went on saying – will also apply to partial urban pensions and to rural pensions.
“The rural pension, which is currently 11,500 leks, will rise to 18,000 leks,” PM Rama said.
The government head said a substantial amount will be allocated each year solely for pension indexation.
“For pension increases and indexation alone, an additional 1.7 billion euros will be spent over the next four years. This is an extraordinary sum for the Albanian state budget, but entirely deserved,” Rama said.
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