Decision: the government increases the amount of social and health contributions. Reason: the rise in the minimum wage. How much each category of employees pays SELF-EMPLOYED PEOPLE IN TRADE, 300 LEK MORE PER MONTH INSURANCES INCREASE FOR 75 THOUSAND SELF-EMPLOYED PEOPLE Decision: the government increases the amount of social and health contributions. Reason: the rise in the minimum wage. How much each category of employees pays THE GOVERNMENT DECISION WAS: Self-employed people in commercial activity or ambulatory services paid a minimum monthly contribution of 3,794 lek, of which 2,500 lek for social insurance and 1,294 lek for health insurance BECOMES: Self-employed people in commercial activity or ambulatory services will pay a minimum monthly contribution of 4,070 lek, of which 2,750 lek for social insurance and 1,320 lek for health insurance (In the photo:) The government in session. Facsimile of the changes in the payment of social and health insurance On page 6

FULL LIST, THE REGULATION IS PUBLISHED STATE EXAM, THE NAMES OF 530 TEACHERS, THE DATES AND TIME OF THE TEST FOR EACH ONE On page 10

GOVERNMENT Pension increase for 606 thousand people, how much each category gains On page 6

Opinion of the Day By TUNXH VATNIKAJ In the latest meetings of the KLD, it was not by chance linked to the visit of the EU chief commissioner in Tirana with the “absence” and the “de jure” chairman... The High Council of Justice and “political blackmail” Continues on page 20

Opinion of the Day By ARTUR ÇANI It may seem impossible, but in reality, coming out of television debts there is a word that best sums up the work of the “Rama government” ... “Stay with us” ... don’t change the channel Continues on page 21

PRAYER IN THE STREET PDIU: The government should approve the permit for the mosque in Tirana On page 12

Ruling party: The situation in Skopje has nothing to do with the Ohrid Agreement VMRO: Visit the Macedonian minority Protests, Gruevski, to Rama: You are misinformed Ruling party: The situation in Skopje has nothing to do with the Ohrid Agreement By VALENTINA MADANI The Macedonian VMRO-DPMNE party of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski reacted sharply yesterday to statements made two days earlier by the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, about recent developments in Macedonia On page 5

LOAN FROM THE BANK Fondi “Besa”, 6 million euros for investment in agriculture On page 11

Businesses with a profit turnover of 2–8 million lek that pay simplified profit tax of no less than 25 thousand lek per year. The parliamentary Committee on Laws approved yesterday in principle, with the votes of the majority only, several amendments to the law “On the local tax system”, drafted by the Ministry of Finance, while the opposition voted against these changes. PD deputy Eduard Halimi said that according to these changes, the progressive taxation declared by the government was a fraud. He asked the majority to show Albanians that they would The law, a floor payment is set to avoid abuse. PD against The small business tax changes Turnover 2–8 million lek, payment of no less than 25 thousand lek Businesses with a profit turnover from 2–8 million lek that pay simplified tax on profit of no less than 25 thousand lek per year. The par- liamentary Committee on Laws approved yesterday in principle only with the votes of the majority some amendments to the law “On the local tax system”, drafted by the Ministry of Finance, while the opposition voted against these changes. PD deputy Eduard Halimi said that according to these changes, the progressive taxation declared by the government was a fraud. He asked the majority to show Albanians that they would On page 7

DECISION Debate over the police law. Lazarat, two salaries as a reward On page 3

DOSSIER Serbian Chetniks, the plan to unite with the nationalists against the PPSH On pages 18-19

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