Blendi Gonxhja, the Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation, invited to the studio of "Off the Record" with Andrea Dangli, on A2 said that the bad governance of the Democratic Party has led to an increase in immigration.
"The first feature of freedom is freedom of movement. It is a great national asset to have so much remittances and help from compatriots who have achieved success abroad and help their families here. This is a very good balancer of the economy, especially in times of crisis. I know the diaspora, I was an immigrant myself, I was a porter in Greece in the early 90s. In the diaspora today, I guarantee you that 80% fled in the years when Albania was weak, not influenced by our government", said Gonxhja.
"They have been gone for many years and those who want to return, find it difficult because their children have grown up in another country. It is very difficult for the parent to decide to return", Gonxhja added.
According to the minister, "the effects of a government are not today for tomorrow".
"The effects of bad governance are at least 4-5 years later. The flawed pension reforms were not intentional, but weak. They made a wrong pension calculation formula and people decided not to pay the contribution at all. In 2014, the new reform benefited those who retired in 2014, while those who retired continued to receive the pension they received. Because such is the contributory scheme, it cannot intervene retroactively. The scheme is adjusted at the moment when the reform is made. All governments would like to give 1,000 euros each to pensioners, but the country's economy is not ruined. "Salary stabilization heals the pension scheme," explained the minister (A2 Televizion)
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