Environmentalists against it: We wanted a doubling GOVERNMENT MEETING, A HALVING OF TAXATION FOR OLD VEHICLES IS PROMISED Berisha: We have banned D2 diesel, that is how we protect the environment. Xhemal Mato: Pollution will double, we already have 500 deaths a year. Sazan Guri: A wrong step By OLA MITRE “Halving the taxes on used cars.” This was the request made yesterday by the country’s prime minister Sali Berisha to the Minister of Public Works and the Minister of Finance. According to him, the high taxes on these cars penalize citizens who cannot buy a new car, while they have no positive impact on the environment. This is because, according to Berisha, the environment is protected by D2 fuel, the use of which is banned in our country. “I assure you that I have reviewed all the taxes in other countries and I have not found such inequality either in the countries of the European Union or in other countries. The tax on used cars will be halved. As the coefficients have been set, they will be multiplied fivefold by two. The environment is protected by fuel, and we have banned D2, so we are a country that does not burn D2. ... On page 9

Opinion of the Day By MIMOZA KOÇIU We have now grown used to taking pride in, and being praised worldwide for, our model of religious coexistence. Albania is a model country in the Balkans ... Co-heirs Continued on page 18

Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI It seems that, lately, Berisha has come to his senses and is abandoning the mass rallies with applauders, bootlickers and uniformed administrative cadres ... To behave like the opposition when you are in power Continued on page 19

Investigation / 8 companies, 40 thousand lek tax paid for each point (In the photo:) The betting specialist and former director at several companies, Flobenc Dilaveri. Moments from the Flamurtari - Laçi match Flobenc Dilaveri: There are teams that regularly concede 2 goals at the end of the match. For the Albanian championship we have allowed bets of 5 thousand or 10 thousand lek and no more The trend is that bets of 10 or 20 thousand euros are becoming rarer and tickets of 100 and 200 lek are increasing. FIFA: The betting industry, 500 billion USD worldwide On pages 20-21

“I reported it, and he only got a fine” On page 10

Compensation / 500 euro pension Compensation/ 500 euro pension PS, a project for the persecuted: 25 euro for every day in prison On page 3

7 tourist villages Synej, the beach under concession, municipality: 800 million euro investment On page 7

Meeting with FRESSH US, Arvizu: Free elections, independent courts On page 5

Tirana Order for subscriptions is violated, the municipality: We will revoke their licenses On page 8

PETITION FOR THE LEADERS OF KOSOVO PETITION FOR THE LEADERS OF KOSOVO Kadare and the intellectuals: Turkish occupation, not ‘new history’ On pages 16-17