Political parties are competing for the May 11 elections with tax programs, promising tax reductions for certain categories and exemptions for some businesses. Meanwhile, tax collection remains a problem for Albania.
Data shows that we collect less revenue than all the countries in the region, even though we have more or less the same level of taxes as them. The level of revenue is estimated at 27.2 percent of Gross Domestic Product, being the penultimate in the Western Balkans and leaving behind only Kosovo.
Meanwhile, tax collection has been more or less at the same levels in recent years.
This testifies to the poor performance of the administration, but also to the high level of informality and fiscal exemptions that the government has implemented over the years, with the aim of favoring certain business groups.
And given this situation, on the eve of the general parliamentary elections on May 11, what do political parties promise?
The Socialist Party stands for a progressive tax with three wage brackets: 0; 13 and 23%. It has declared war on informality and has promised to abolish fiscal exemptions, a recommendation of the International Monetary Fund.
Democrats promise radical changes.
If it comes to power, the opposition is committed to restoring the 10% flat tax; reviewing all tax policies and ensuring stability in fiscal legislation, which means that laws related to taxes and duties do not change frequently.
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