According to her, during the January-June period the revenues collected in the budget amounted to 40.5 billion ALL more than in the same period last year.

“The economy continues to move at a positive pace. The total revenues for the 6-month period of 2023 was realized in the amount of 319.9 billion ALL or 105% of the plan for the same period. If compared to last year, the revenues have increased by +40.5 billion ALL or +14.5% more”, Ibrahimaj said.

Meanwhile, referring to the report on the preliminary fiscal indicators provided by the Ministry of Finances and Economy, the general public expenses for the 6th month period of 2023 reached about ALL 273.7 billion, with a realization of 91.3 percent of the plan for the same period.

If compared to 2022, general public expenses are 3.6% higher or about 9.6 billion ALL more.

The surplus level for the 6-month period of 2023 resulted in about 46.2 billion ALL from about 6.3 billion ALL planned surplus. /r.e/p.s./

Yesterday alone, according to Manastirliu, there were performed 4,427 vaccinations.

The minister also stressed that 400 citizens fully vaccinated abroad, have been identified by family doctors through vaccination certificates.

The total number of 2,411,659 vaccinations includes vaccinations carried out abroad.

Mass anti-COVID vaccination continues in all vaccination points, in medical centers, polyclinics as well as through mobile units in the community in context of the national door-to-door action.

Vaccination against COVID-19 is open to all persons +16 years of age as well as children +12 years of age with immune system problems.

Vaccination with the third dose of anti-COVID vaccine is also continuing for all persons +18 years old./m.m//a.a/p.s./

According to Denaj, the total revenues for the 7-month period of 2021 were realized in the amount of 281.4 billion or 102% of the 7-month plan and compared to a year ago there is an increase of 47.7 billion Lekë.

Denaj said that, “The fiscal indicators of January – July 2021 show that the Albanian economy continues to perform positively.”

“We remain committed to the realization of the revenue and expenditure plan,” said the minister.

From the customs revenues, the biggest impact on the increase compared to the 7 months of 2020 was given by the revenues from the import of fuels, used vehicles, base metals and articles thereof, cigarettes, clothing and textiles and construction materials, with an effect of +11.3 billion Lekë as a result of the increase in the imported quantity and the price change.

While from the tax revenues, the sectors with the largest contribution compared to the 7-month period of 2020 are the trade, construction and production sectors. /m.m/j.p/p.s./

According to data provided by the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the sectors with the largest contribution compared to the first six months of 2020 are trade, construction and manufacturing sectors.

Finance Minister Anila Denaj recently said that the stock of non-reimbursed VAT by the end of June 2021 decreased by 85%, compared to the same period last year.

Thanks to the automation of the process, all claims were reimbursed, based on the method “First in, first out” (FIFO) “, she said.

The Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods and services is applicable in Albania./p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama put a question to his followers on instastory on the social network Instagram, in the section “100 days, 100 achievements”, on how many more accommodation facilities for visitors are today than in 2013, 1200 or 2190 ″.

PM Rama emphasized that, “There are 2190 more accommodation facilities for visitors today than in 2013. During the last 8 years, we have tripled the accommodation facilities for visitors and tourists to 3264 such from only 1074 that were in 2013”.

Albania is very rich in natural beauty, such as beautiful mountain landscapes and stunning coastline, which we often find in the most prestigious guides and magazines in the world. But, in addition to these, a special place is occupied more and more by cultural tourism, where numerous museums and forts throughout Albania are attracting an ever-increasing number of local and foreign visitors./p.s./

“8 years ago, in the first winning campaign, I came to Gramsh and I told you that we will do in the next 4 years more than everyone else did for Gramsh, in all the years together and I kept my promise” , Rama said during a meeting in Gramsh.

I came in 2017, he continued, and I told you we will do even more.

“Today, I am saying you and all Albanians that the third term is not for me. This third mandate, starting from the foundations we have laid, starting from the building we have raised in all sectors is the mandate when we will do more for Albania, for the Albanians of Gramsh, than in all the years taken together, including our two mandates “, said Rama.

Although, continued the Prime Minister, we do not come from two mandates, but one mandate and a war that continues today and which we will win, either for the earthquake recovery, or with the invisible enemy.

“It is the mandate that we will do more for Albania and Gramsh,” he stated./p.s./

Accompanied by Minister of Health and Social Protection Ogerta Manastirliu, PM Rama was today at the “4 Dëshmorët” school in Tirana, where the process of vaccinating the teachers began.

The prime minister said that, “We are near a great news now, a few more days and I believe that we will receive another significant amount”.

“Then the challenge is to vaccinate as many people as possible so that to break the infection chain as much as possible before the summer season. We can go on more intensively with the elderly, continue intensively with all the rest, the Police, the Army, all those who have interaction. “Let’s deal a blow to the most dangerous chain and finally get the pensioners out of isolation”, he said.

Regarding the safety of AstraZeneca vaccines, Rama said that, “Today, I read the statement of the director of the Italian Institute of Public Health who said that it is all a false alarm based on no facts”.

“There is no evidence that some events are related to the vaccine and the suspension of a series was done only to have a 100% guarantee and to see what it came from, but there is no connection. Do not worry there is no possibility for the vaccine to continue circulation in case there would be problems. Our amount of vaccines came from Sweden and in fact in Great Britain they have made millions of AstraZeneca vaccines and have had no problems”, Rama told the teachers.

On her part, Minister Manastirliu said that, “We started today with the first 6 schools in Tirana coordinated with the Education Directorate of Tirana”./p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama asked his followers on social networks the question of how many women are employed today compared with 2013. “100 days, 100 achievements. There is no time for rest. The answer is 95,000 more women are employed at present than in 2013 “, said Rama.

The government has focused on employment and that of women in particular has been among the incentive policies pursued. Even during the pandemic, supportive policies restored all lost jobs, while the government also introduced 3 employment promotion schemes.

The zero profit tax and VAT for small business created one more opportunity to promote jobs. /j.p/p.s./

In a statement to the media from the headquarters of the Socialist Party, Rama said that, “This is a hullabaloo created by the spokespersons of the public opinion headed by some pseudo-personalities. They launched a shameful offensive without any dignity, without any sense, why some people who are 80 years old plus are being vaccinated in the category of 80 year olds plus. If someone will give me an argument that among the 80-year-olds, former president Alfred Moisiu should be vaccinated last, not the first, I am ready to hear it”, said Rama,

The prime minister said that, “To do all this for 20-30 people who have given this country a lot and are still contributing to the creation of sisterly, spiritual, cultural, historical values ​​of this country, this is shameful.”

The prime minister stressed that, “We are in a situation where we are struggling hard day and night to provide as many doses of vaccines as possible. Keep in mind that 70% of the vaccines produced today on the planet are taken from 10 countries, the other 30% is distributed among many other countries including Albania and 140 countries, including countries in the region have not had access to vaccination.”

“I understand very well that if we look today at the ratio of population and need to the doses we have, the doses are small. But, let’s not forget that we have started vaccination and our challenge is not to stop because of not having doses, but to have more doses. Very soon we will have more doses and we will prove once again that when a problem arises in this country, then there is only one address to solve the problem, Edi Rama and the Socialist Party”, said the prime minister./j.p/p.s./