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From VAT to profit tax, here are the tax changes

NEW FISCAL PACKAGE FROM VAT, TO PROFIT TAX, HERE ARE THE TAX CHANGES Minister Ahmetaj reveals all the changes made in the fiscal system. Where the profit tax is reduced and the sectors where the government will implement fiscal exemptions ► PAGE 10

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“Babalja” flees to Kosovo from Berisha’s village, seeks asylum

“WITNESS X” “Babalja” flees to Kosovo from Berisha’s village, seeks asylum Albert Veliu and his son crossed the border from Viçidol in Tropoja; it is suspected that two people linked to PD took them out of Albania. After being arrested by Kosovo police for illegal border crossing, they have requested political asylum ► PAGE 6

Albert Veliu Berishës Kosovë Viçidoli Tropojë Shqipëri

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New rich, rich without limits

BLOG PERIFERI BY Alba MALLTEZI New rich, rich without limits We emerged the same from the long communist dictatorship. Our parents, who worked all their lives, gathered as their only wealth the houses built through voluntary labor, an occasional privatized shop where they had previously worked, some securities from the enterprises of socialist realism. Then the fierce race of transition began: who rushed to get rich and in what ways. Albania is what it is! The first to gather more income were the traders. — continues on page 14

Alba Malltezi Shqipëri

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Legalizations, the names of 170 owners who receive €1.3 million

NEW LIST Legalizations, the names of 170 owners who receive €1.3 million The Property Treatment Agency releases the list of owners affected by informal constructions, who are eligible for compensation ► PAGE 14

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Appeal lifts the ‘house arrest’ measure, Tahiri remains free

FORMER MINISTER APPEAL LIFTS THE ‘HOUSE ARREST’ MEASURE, TAHIRI REMAINS FREE The court decides that the former minister poses no risk of absconding. Basha reacts: A triumph of crime and drugs, Rama and Tahiri are inseparable ► PAGES 4-5

Tahiri Ahmetaj Rama

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8 unknown letters from Skanderbeg to the sultans and the pope

VATICAN ARCHIVES 8 UNKNOWN LETTERS FROM SKANDERBEG TO THE SULTANS AND THE POPE MARK PALNIKAJ ► PAGES 12-13

Mark Palnikaj Koni Vatikan

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Berisha calls for boycott and burning of mandates, Basha opposes it

OPPOSITION ACTION BERISHA CALLS FOR BOYCOTT AND BURNING OF MANDATES, BASHA OPPOSES IT PD leader: No parliamentary boycott at this moment, we have invested heavily in opening negotiations ► PAGE 3

Berisha Ahmetaj

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9 courts on the verge of closure, thousands of case files blocked

JUSTICE IN COLLAPSE 9 courts on the verge of closure, thousands of case files blocked Debate in the KLD over emptying the courts, member Brunilda Kadi accuses Gerd Hoxha of favors ADRIATIK Doçi ► PAGE 8

Brunilda Kadi Gerd Hoxha Adriatik Doçi

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UT in collapse, technical support missing, exam questions leaked

CRISIS AT UT UT IN COLLAPSE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT MISSING, EXAM QUESTIONS LEAKED The Koni-Kule-Kancelar clash paralyzes the University of Tirana; there are no photocopies, paper, or printer ink. Exam papers are being distributed through private photocopy shops ► PAGE 11

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