Haradinaj: Putin's visit to Belgrade shows Serbia's Russian orientation

Kosovo Tax Administration (ATK) today with an official ceremony marked the 19th anniversary of the establishment, with Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj saying Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Serbia impressed him, as according to Haradinaj, Serbia is being guided towards the USSR.

He said Kosovo is oriented towards Euro-Atlantic processes.

Haradinaj has requested new parameters in ATK in terms of combating informality, not punishment, but for awareness and EU integration.

Finance Minister Bedri Hamza, congratulating ATK for the anniversary, has said ATK has contributed to budget revenues and fighting informality.

“The first year ATK had a 5m-euro income, and in 2018 ATK has collected over 400m euros, which is a very high achievement”, Minister Hamza stressed, writes Kosova Prerss.

And ATK director Sakip Imer said that among the first post-war institutions, ATK has been working continuously on an efficient job with priority fighting informality.

Over ten million euros in incomes more than the plan was accomplished during 2018. In contrast, according to him, 5.8 billion euros have been recorded for 19 years.

American Economic Ode Chairman Arian Zeka stressed that ATK is a success story in the last 19 years.