The head of the Fire Union reacts to Kurt: This isn't a raise.

Prime Minister Albin Kurti has announced that the value of the cofficient for 2025 will remain the same as 110 euros, but that it will increase the cofficiency for the entity.

Kurti has said that starting in January, the cofficiency will grow for 0.5, and by July for another 0.5 units.

Regarding the public sector salary hikes, the Fire Union Chairman Muharrem Beka has been released.

With a view to having the need to support mostly those with lower salaries, especially at these times when the entire globe is facing the cost of growing lives, we have gone to the maximum allowed budgetary growth for wages and have decided not to increase the value of the cofficiency, but to increase the sector's competitiveness. So the value of the cofficient remains the same. Starting in January of next year for 0.5. Units from January 0.5 other units. In other words, someone with the 5.6 coefiencist in January is given 6.1 in July 6,7”, Kurti said at a news conference.

Muharrem Beka, chairman of the fire union, has voiced his disapproval over the increase in wages declared by Prime Minister Kurti.

He said this growth is minimal, given inflation and price hikes, making it difficult for families to meet their obligations.

This amount of growth is minimal given the inflation and cost of life right now we all see there's a huge price hike and it's hard with this salary to deal with the obligations of a family”, Beka told FrontOnline

Beka stressed that the proposed growth is less than 10%, naming it a very low rise that is not enough for an average life. He also expressed the disappointment of firefighters, who have also lost additions to riskiness, putting this category in a difficult situation.

I think it's less than 10% that's dropping any very low rise is not enough just for average life. Firefighters are not at all satisfied, even having increased risk rates removed from them are the category that are in the worst --”, Beka concluded.