The Ministry of Finance said on Saturday that the pace of refunds shows the government is continuing to clear obligations to taxpayers on time and support business liquidity.

Net VAT revenues totalled 56.7 billion leks in the first ten months, an increase of 7.5 billion leks, or 15.3%, from a year earlier and 112 million leks above target for the period.

Overall, the tax administration collected 214 billion leks in taxes and duties in the January-October period, up 25 billion leks or 13.2% year-on-year, exceeding the plan by 472 million leks.

The Finance Ministry said the strong performance in refunds and tax revenues reflects higher economic activity, improved tax administration and stronger controls against informality.

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According to fiscal indicators published by the Ministry of Finance and Economy, collections from special funds increased by around 9.7 billion lek  – a 12.5% rise compared to the same period in 2024  – achieving 104.8% of the planned target for the semester.

Special fund revenues include contributions from social and health insurance, collected by the Tax Administration, the Social Insurance Institute (ISSH), and the Health Insurance Fund (FSDKSH).

Social insurance contributions accounted for 76 billion lek, while health insurance revenues totaled approximately 11.5 billion lek.

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