Malaj said, “Public investments for 2025 are planned at 6.2% of GDP, or 161.8 billion lek (including here the reconstruction fund of 5 billion lek and 4.5 billion lek in expected financing based on projects from the EU Growth Plan).”

According to him, compared to the revised 2024 budget, the volume of public investments in 2025 is projected to increase by around 11 billion lek.

The minister specifically focused on the financing allocated to the infrastructure and energy sectors, which amounts to 74 billion lek, or 2.8% of GDP.

“Infrastructure budget allocation aims to maintain the road system across the territory of the Republic of Albania according to standards, with a total maintenance budget of 3 billion lek; financing for key projects, including the ‘Tirana – Durrës Highway Expansion,’ ‘Elbasan – Lekaj Road,’ ‘Elbasan By-Pass,’ and ‘Berat – Ballaban Road.'”

“The continuation of priority concession projects includes: the Arbri Road, the Orikum-Dukat Road, the Yacht Port By-pass, as well as the Milot-Morinë Road. Meanwhile, the rehabilitation of the Durrës – Tirana Passenger Terminal railway line is planned, along with the construction of the Tirana – Rinas railway line, and the rehabilitation of the Vorë – Han i Hotit railway line. The ‘Porto Romano’ maritime port in Durrës is also part of these plans with investments totaling 14.7 billion lek for 2025,” said Malaj.

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