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The Mayor writes A series of powers in managing the funds that the Government allocates to local government from the state budget, in accordance with the law, but a demand connected with the need not to lose even a single day—not only in the process Edi RAMA A series of powers in managing the funds that the Government allocates to local government from the state budget, in accordance with the law, but a demand connected with the need not to lose even a single day—not only in the irreversible process of decentralization, but also in the process of achieving those objectives that the political force that won the 1 October elections presented to the electorate in the form of solemn promises. The powers should be transferred to local government from 1 January, that is, more or less, starting next week. On this matter, I am pleased to see that a debate has also begun, something very rare in a country like ours, where people can discuss for a whole week whether or not a coffee was drunk, or protest for a whole year over Fotaq Nano's head, but, God forbid, approval of the state budget cannot last longer than a dry agency news item. Anyway, let us return to the starting point. The claim that has sparked the debate is not simply a formality also laid down by promises. If we have rightly spoken of an unresponsive, bloated and corrupt local administration, tomorrow we will not be able to speak of the opposite without beginning its thorough reform today. The debate opened on this issue now that the left governs at both central and local levels does not ... Continues on page 6

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