Hoti: There's a deterioration of the budget, I don't know where they're getting that salary rate.

Former Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti has said capital investments in the last three years of this government are at the lowest level historically.

He has stressed for the Online Economy that the government has doubled subsidies while halved capital investments in the total budget, which he said has caused a notable deterioration of the budgetary situation in the country.

If you look at capital investments in the past three years and during this year capital investments are historically lower. What concerns me both as an MP and as economist about how the state's impact is reflected through the budget in the economy is worsening the budget structure, because the share of capital investments in the total budget has fallen markedly, nearly halved compared to past governments. What has happened with this budget is the complete exchange of reports, nearly doubled the share of subsidies in the total budget, and the share of investments in the total budget is halved. So it's a deterioration of the state budget”, he said.

Hoti, who is currently LDK deputy, has said the government's statement that there has been an increase in wages are not true, he has stressed that if asked 85 thousand employees in the public sector would say the real value of salaries they receive is markedly smaller.

He added that inflation growth during 2022-23 has not been reflected in employed salaries.