US AMBASSADOR: EMILJANO SHULLAZI, CONVICTED FOR DRUGS, MOVES FREELY US: Frroku killed the police chief Donald Lu: Criminals fear judicial reform. Albania has the lowest rate of prosecutions in Europe US AMBASSADOR: EMILJANO SHULLAZI, CONVICTED FOR DRUGS, MOVES FREELY “CRIMINALS, FREE” US: Frroku killed the police chief • Donald Lu: Criminals fear judicial reform. Albania has the lowest rate of prosecutions in Europe By KLODIANA LALA Donald Lu “bursts out.” The Ambassador of the United States of America levelled explosive accusations towards the law enforcement institutions, which according to him have allowed criminals and exponents of the criminal underworld to escape justice, and are now free on the streets of Albania. “Last week I asked, who is most afraid of this reform? I said that many government and judiciary officials are afraid Continues on page 3 (In photo:) The Ambassador of the United States of America, Donald Lu

FISCAL PACKAGE/ Businesses in Tirana, 120 lekë per square meter for occupying public space Free professions: Doctors, lawyers and dentists will be insured with maximum salary FISCAL PACKAGE/ Businesses in Tirana, 120 lekë per square meter for occupying public space How property taxes change in each city Free professions: Doctors, lawyers and dentists will be insured with maximum salary The contribution scheme for social and health insurance for the self-employed is changing. Small businesses will not be required to pay contributions for family members who help them in the business, while free professions must pay contributions, even based on the maximum salary. The change is foreseen in the fiscal package in law no. 9136, dated 11.9.2003, “On the collection of mandatory social and health insurance contributions in the Republic of Albania, as amended.” The report accompanying the draft reveals that the mandatory social insurance contributions of the employer for the employee and the employee’s own contributions are calculated according to... By ORNELA MANJANI On pages 6-7

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