Budget - 3.4 billion lekë Picky collection, penny by penny, in customs The new government is collecting money that used to go into pockets as bribes CUSTOMS AND TAXES FEBRUARY 2000, MONEY IS BEING COLLECTED LIKE NEVER BEFORE IN FIVE YEARS Budget - 3.4 billion lekë Collected penny by penny in customs Millions from customs, bring in 7 million USD more The new government is collecting money that used to go into pockets as bribes Taxes: 5.8 billion lekë achieved, or 1.4 billion lekë more than the plan, or 2.5 billion lekë more than in the same two-month period last year SPECIAL PAGES 2-3 Customs revenue 2 months '99-2000 January Year 1999 Year 2000 February 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

DEA arrives - Americans against drugs Albania will engage all institutions to collect as accurately as possible the regional data on drug trafficking Americans: The countries of the region, a fence against drugs Albania will engage all institutions to collect as accurately as possible the regional data on drug trafficking The remarks of the Italian anti-mafia senators Malë: We fight trafficking, it also harms the neighbors PAGES 6-7

EMPLOYMENT THIS YEAR 15 thousand people are employed by the state in 2000 PAGE 4 INFRASTRUCTURE 850 km of village roads ready by the end of December PAGE 5

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Killed yesterday in Vlorë, the brother of Myrtezai Caushi 8 They shot at the police station in December, arrested yesterday 9 It exploded 10 food products, prices rose sharply Bënsha Ketkon a pact between shumiminerabian