Finance Minister Petrit Malaj presented amendments to the 2025 budget law in Parliament. The changes support vulnerable groups, including families on social assistance, people with disabilities, and their caregivers. The act also secures funding for the pension scheme.

Malaj said budget support for social assistance families and people with disabilities reaches €256 million in 2025. This amount includes the year-end bonus.
He said pension funding, including indexation and bonuses, totals about 11.8 billion lek.

The act allows the transfer of unused funds from ministries to pension support accounts. It also reallocates savings identified since January 2025 to better-performing projects.
Malaj said the government will redistribute about 30 billion lek in savings without changing total budget revenues.

The minister said the economy is expected to grow by 3.9% in 2025. He said public debt will fall to 54% of GDP, the lowest level ever.
He added that tax, customs, and contribution revenues reached 668 billion lek, based on preliminary data.

The act provides extra funding for farmers, healthcare, police, and sports activities. It allocates 2 billion lek for farmers and 1.76 billion lek for medicines in hospitals.
It also assigns funds to the State Police and national and international sports events.

The government reallocates 10 billion lek for capital investments with stronger performance. These include road transport, air transport, and water infrastructure projects.

Malaj said the act ensures fiscal balance and macroeconomic stability. He called it a measure of political responsibility that supports continued fiscal consolidation.

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