Albania's Parliament Does Not Pay DP MPs Who boycotted Sessions

Albania's Assembly has saved from MPs' salaries about $14m for the first quarter of 2017. Meanwhile, the savings are added to this figure and about 11 million dollars in social insurance.

This is due to the fact that this period coincides with the opposition boycott in the Parliament, which set up the protest umbrella on the boulevard with the demand for free and fair elections.

In a 2017 budget monitoring report, the Parliament notes that a 116 million dollar wage fund was projected for the first quarter, but it has only been realised at 88 percent.

Democratic Party deputies in the 3 months boycott have not only lost the payments granted for parliamentary activities, like $2000 for any participation in the commission or additional fees, but have not been paid for working days either.

According to the report, the Assembly has saved not only on MPs' salaries but also on other expenses, including administrative ones. For 2017, salary funds are planned for a total of 405 people, including political staff, including election offices in the districts.

There are about 17 million dollars saved, including salaries and social security contributions to these categories.