How hospital payments are reclaimed ALL THOSE WHO HAVE INCOME OF LESS THAN 2 MILLION LEK PER YEAR ARE ELIGIBLE The steps citizens must follow to benefit from the deduction of health expenses and the interest on loans for children’s schooling. From January to April of each year, the deadline for declaring invoices By ORNELA MANJANI People with income below 2 million lek can benefit from filling out the personal income declaration and obtain exemption from tax in two cases. When they have taken out a loan for a child’s education, as well as when they have paid expenses for the treatment of one of the family members. The declarant may be any individual who earns income below the 2 million lek threshold, but who of their own volition wishes to become a declarant. The benefit for people who become part of the personal income declaration when they are not required by law is the refund at the end of the year of the income tax that has been withheld from Continued on page 6

IT WAS BUILT DURING THE COLD WAR On page 11

Opinion of the Day By BEN ANDONI In Plavinas, where Tito spent his summer holidays, chronicles have left us records of many notable dignitaries, politicians, and artists ... When our prime ministers lack basic education! Continued on page 13

Opinion of the Day By ILIR KALEMAJ This year too, Vlora has been reduced to the worst possible state! In just a few years it seems to have gone from the “queen” of Albanian tourism to a “brothel” ... Vlora in trouble, becoming a brothel Continued on page 23

RAMA CALLS THE MPs URGENTLY On pages 4-5

VIENNA SUMMIT On page 3

VARIANTS On page 10

REGISTRATION On pages 23-24

DRAGGING ON On page 9

BLUE TOOTH Sinan’s wedding, 15 thousand euros spent, Peza: Andrra’s dress, French fabric Alba tells her story: Why I broke up with Diedoni. Stresi: “Gangsta Love”, a cardboard film (In photo:) Alba with Diedoni. Sinan the groom in the final dance. Stresi. Genta Ismajli in the new photo shoot Genta Ismajli: Understand this once and for all, stripping naked is normal. How is the story of Tea and Veseli going, Çili in top form... Vesa Luma’s bachelor party. Anjeza Branka, a plan to return with the boy’s father. Kodheli and Çuçi, at Anastasia’s concert… Supplement

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