“Opposition running” Iron Mqira for budget: VV municipalities are being supported

With controversy and controversy, discussion has been conveyed about the draft law on budgetary divisions for the 2024 budget at the Commission for Business, Work and Transfers, Online Economics reports. The criticisms were addressed in the amount of 1 billion euros for subsidies, while only 200m euros for capital investments.

It said 805m euros will go for wages and wages during 2024, while the total budget for next year will be 3 billion and 314m euros.

Finance, Labour and Transitions Minister Iron Murati explained in detail as to this budget.

This budget will go to implementation of the Law for Salaries, prioritisation of the field of education, sports as we are organising the 2030 Olympic Games. The budget for next year as a total of expenditures -- total budget spending is 3 billion and 314m euros. This is then financed by budget revenues that are 3 billion and 28m euros, while the rest are earmarked to be deficit and financed through external and domestic borrowing”.

Murati said filling this budget was made thanks to “smuggling channels”.

“We've been trying to do more over the years has been fighting informality and treating all parties equally. In addition, smuggling has been fought and many smuggling channels have been closed that have been open for years, and now these goods certainly continue to be supplied, except now through official channels and figure out as official imports and pay taxes for this import”.

Commission Chairman Armend Muja asked what is the budget extension for municipalities compared to last year.

The “concerned with last year is around 90m euros, more than the previous year. However, if we compare as trends, we have a huge leap, especially in the past two years”, Murati replied.

Budgetary division criticism had MP PDK, Ferat Shala. According to Shala, the government has allocated the budget less for capital investments, while adding to subsidies.

There are no “no deadlines that reason on this budget and these are some slides. There are 24 percent capital investments and 30 percent subsidies in the budget. You personally overlooked the subject of subsidies. 1 billion euros are in your power to do whatever you want, while there are only 200m euros for capital investments”, Shala said.

On the other hand, Shala said the government has discriminated against major municipalities, while supporting those led by the Vetevendosje Movement.

New “Invesions in municipalities. The Entrance Community has 1.1m euros, while Skenderaj has only 15 thousand euros. Even Pristina has less than adding new investment projects”, Shala said, while criticism also saw the budget drop for war-free categories.

Shala continued opposition, calling Minister Murati a fraud. According to Shala, the high amount earmarked for subsidies is due to the nearness of parliamentary elections.

LDK MP Avdullah Hoti said that with this budget, many promises will not be possible.

This budget that you have before you is impossible to complete the governing program. The nests in this budget cannot be built as much as promised, for social habitation, has been a very big promise, health insurance. Does that mean that in 2024 we will not start with health insurance”, Hoti asked.