Ministry of Finance reported today that the total revenues reached about 366 billion lekë in the first 6 months of 2025, i.e. 100.6% of the plan for the period, while the total public expenditures reached about 332.5 billion lekë in the first 6 months of 2025.

According to the Ministry of Finance, if compared to the same period last year, there were collected about 22.8 billion lekë more or 6.7% more. In annual terms, total revenues for the first 6 months of 2025 were realized at 48.3% of the annual plan.

The surplus level in the 6-month period of 2025 resulted in around 33.5 billion lekë. If compared to the same period last year, the surplus level resulted 35.3% lower or 18.3 billion lekë less, the Ministry of Finance said. /p.s./

Peleshi drew attention to the statistics that show the increase in defense expenditure in the Alliance, while emphasizing that, “Albania is also doing its part in increasing security in the region”.

“NATO marks a great victory! Defense expenditure is on an unprecedented rise, reaching $600 billion from European allies and Canada,” he said.

Meanwhile, according to the minister, in 2023, the figures show a real increase of 11%.

“In 2024, NATO allies in Europe will invest 380 billion dollars, marked as 2% of their GDP, a big step towards the target. This also includes the contribution of Albania, which is doing its part in increasing security in the region. Joint strength and commitment to security are the essence of the Alliance’s success”, he said. /m.m/r.e/p.s./

According to the financial indicators of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, total public expenditures accounted for 24.7% of the annual planned spending.

Current and capital expenditures accounted respectively for 92% and 80.5% of the planned expenditure for the reviewed period.

In annual terms, current and capital expenditure accounted for 28.3 % and 14.2 % respectively.

Current expenditures in the first four months of 2023 amounted to 154.9 billion lek, recording an increase by 6.8 % year-on-year or around 9.8 billion lek more than during the same period of 2022.

Capital expenditure amounted to 17.6 billion lek, up by 8.6 % yea-on-year or around 1.4 billion lek more than in first four months of 2022.

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According to the latest data provided from the Bank of Albania, the expenditures of foreigners in our country in the first quarter of the year are estimated at 408 million Euros.

In the same period of 2021, the expenses of foreigners in our country were approximately 240 million Euros.

Over 1 million foreigners have visited Albania during the first four months of the current year, while Greece has recorded the highest inflows of citizens. In April alone, more than 400 thousand foreigners entered into Albania from Greece./r.e/p.s./

Tabaku said that the government has not been responsible especially in the field of arrears which amount to 1 billion.

“Expenditures in 2022 will be more than 27% of the GDP, which is the highest value in over 20 years. Capital expenditures are 58 million Euros and this does not include reconstruction and they have a decrease of 10% compared to 2021”, she said.

According to her, this increase will go to Public-Private-Partnerships and will cost the budget almost 2 billion Euros./j.p/p.s./

According to the family budget survey for 2020, released by INSTAT, a family consisting of an average of 3.6 people in the region of Tirana spends on consumption an average of 98,737 ALL per month.

The regions that present the highest average expenditures for consumption, after the region of Tirana, are Korça with 83,160 ALL and Fieri with 79,839 ALL per month per household.

The regions with the lowest level of average monthly consumption expenditures are the regions of Kukës with 70,252 and Dibra with 71,135 ALL per month per household. Elbasan has the largest increase in expenditures by 7.0%, followed by the region of Dibra, 4.9%.

In 2020, the average number of family members is 3.6. The region with the largest number of family members is Kukes with 4.2 members, while Gjirokastra is the region with the smallest number of family members with 2.9 members. /j.p/p.s./

The Institute of Statistics conducted a survey which was released today and according to which the expenditures made for the group “Health” in 2020 recorded the highest increase by 28.0 percent compared to the previous year as a result of the largest increase of expenditures of the sub-group “Vitamins”.

According to the INSTAT survey on budget of the households, the average monthly expenditure for consumption of a family of 3.6 persons are estimated at 83.475 lekë in 2020./j.p/r.e/p.s./

Finance Minister Anila Denaj stated that the revenues have been increased with 39 billion lekë more if compared with last year.

Denaj appreciated that the fiscal indicators of the January-June period 2021 show that the Albanian economy is continuing to have a positive performance.

“We remain committed to realize the plan of revenues and expenditures”, stated Denaj while producing data of the 6^th month period of revenues and expenditures.

The total public expenditure of the first 6^th month period of 2021 were realized in the extent of 95.8% of the plan for this period./k.s/p.s./

The Normative Act provides for an increase of 2 billion LEKË of the State Budget Reserve Fund, in order to finance the anti-Covid vaccination campaign, in the amount of 1 billion LEKË.

The government will also finance the priority project of the Ministry of Defence for being equipped with drones in the amount of 1 billion LEKË, in the framework of the agreement with Turkey and measures to increase the control of the territory and national security as a whole.

The review also provided the fund of 900 million LEKË, as a specific transfer for the municipality of Tirana, for the construction of the new building of the National Theatre.

Road transport will also be financed with additional 4.8 billion LEKË, which includes the opening of new lots for the construction of the road segment “Northern Ring Tirana”, the construction of the road segment “Eagle Square-New Boulevard” and current projects of the Tirana Ring Road, which have advanced with the works on the approved budget plan for the budget year 2021.

According to the Normative Act, an additional 1 billion LEKË will go for the continuation of the works for the Vlora bypass.

Meanwhile, agriculture will also have a support in the IPARD II program of 1 billion LEKË.

The changes proposed through this normative act do not affect the budget revenue indicators which have not undergone changes. This, based on the positive performance of budget revenues for the first half of 2021 and also the positive expectation of their realization on an annual basis.

The increase of general budget expenditures in the amount of 11.8 billion LEKË, increases to the same extent the budget deficit planned for 2021./r.e/p.s./