INSURANCE, HOW MUCH WE PAY AFTER THE WAGE INCREASE
EXCLUSIVE
Employee contributions for health and social insurance from 1 July
INSURANCE, HOW MUCH WE PAY AFTER THE WAGE INCREASE
The consequences of the “good news” after the government decision. The minimum and maximum amounts for pensions, sickness, accidents, or unemployment increase. Obligations in mountain villages, 32 percent more
The news
After the announcement of the minimum wage increase from 20,000 to 21,000 lek per month, the government has simultaneously approved the new payments for social and health insurance contributions, at 4.3 percent. This increase is the same as the wage increase in the public sector and for pensions. But for rural areas, this increase is nearly ten times higher
TIRANE
Genc Kondi
From 1 July, employees in the public and private sectors will pay on average 4.3 percent more in contributions for mandatory social and health insurance. This increase was decided on 27 June at...
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In the photo:
Prime Minister
Sali Berisha
showing
wage and
pension increases
Butrint, the unkept word
Commentary
BY ARBEN MUKA
Butrint, the unkept word
During the discussion in the program “Log” by my colleague Artur Kopani on the eve of the summer season of 2010, I asked Prime Minister Berisha about the ordeal of getting to Butrint and Apollonia, as two archaeological sites known not only in Albania but also in the world. While for Apollonia the solution to reconstruct and modernize the road is still not in sight, the problem for Butrint was different. Although reconstruction of the Kanal i Cukës – Butrint road, nearly 23 km long, began in 2007, until...
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How is form A2 filled in? Here is the video
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
How is form A2 filled in? Here is the video
Procedures are made clear. Completion in 20 minutes. Form fee: 20,000 lek
TIRANE
ESMERALDA KETA
Instead of a written instruction black on white, this year the National Examinations Agency has distributed an instructional video on how form A2 will be filled out. The procedures will take place on 23-24 July and each high school graduate will have only 20 minutes...
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“It hurts me that you forgot January 21 and the crime in Gërdec”
INTERVIEW
“It hurts me that you forgot January 21 and the crime in Gërdec”
The Dutch ambassador’s sorrow over the political developments and May 8
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The little trivialities of the small parties
Commentary
BY LEART KOLA
The little trivialities of the small parties
The summer season is heating up, and along with it the relationship of the small parties with the new electoral code is heating up too. On a daily basis, the leaders of the small parties occupy television screens by declaring the impossible injustices done to them by the SP, PD, OSCE. But of course the most attacked is the SP, also because in the political environment of the Balkans, attacking the opposition party is generally easier than attacking the party in power. Paradoxically, even the parties that are in coalition with the PD blame the SP for...
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Lulzim Basha, a 500,000 USD fraud at the municipality
EDUARD SHALSI
Lulzim Basha, a 500,000 USD fraud at the municipality
Page 6
Immunities, SP: Not abolition but limitation for MPs
THE DRAFT IS REVEALED
Immunities, SP: Not abolition but limitation for MPs
Pages 2-3
She learned about the illness, the woman jumps from the eighth floor
INJURY IN TIRANA
She learned about the illness, the woman jumps from the eighth floor
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The testimony from the 1920s: Zogu killed Avni Rustemi
DETAILS IN THE BOOK
The testimony from the 1920s:
Zogu killed Avni Rustemi
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Skënderbeu, Zeqo: There’s no bonus for winning
TODAY’S MATCH
Skënderbeu,
Zeqo: There’s no bonus
for winning
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