Economic growth neither 4 %, Murati complains it happened due to political stalemate, not government failures

Finance Minister Iron Murati has reacted to Bedri Hamza, after he cited the International Monetary Fund report.

Murati also had charges against Hamza for the ministry's leadership during 2018.

Murati in the Parliament's folklore said economic growth has been due to political momentum in the country 2025.

“As to the IMF report. Honored Mr. Hamza, yes, it is true that last year economic growth is estimated to be 3.6%.

But this, even according to the confirmed report, is due to the full failure of institutions. As you know, last year, throughout the year, the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo has not been in effective operation and has managed many of the reforms, and even the approval of many international agreements that would give additional impulses to the country's economy. By comparison, in 2018 when you were minister of finance without a crisis, with functional parliament, with functional governments economic growth has been only 3.4%. So lower than we had when there was an dysfunctional assembly. As far as wages are concerned, they are told they are not raised. False too. So in the public sector, wages have increased 45%, not counting here the 13th salary just given. Meanwhile, the minimum wage -- from the 170 euros we have found -- currently stands at 264 euros, and in July of this year becomes 500 euros. So almost triple the minimum wage in the private sector“, Murati said.