TIRANA, March 17 – Albania’s budget revenues grew by 11.5% in January and February 2026 compared with the same period last year. Public spending remained below the planned level.

According to preliminary fiscal data from the Ministry of Finance, total revenues reached around 130.3 billion ALL, fulfilling 104.4% of the two-month plan and about 15.8% of the annual target. Tax and customs collections accounted for 80.8 billion ALL, 3.1 billion ALL more than the same period in 2025.

Customs revenues totaled 33.1 billion ALL, representing 91.7% of the bimonthly plan. Import VAT generated 21.5 billion ALL, while excise revenues reached 10 billion ALL, up 5.9% year-on-year. Customs duties added 1.3 billion ALL, an 8% increase, and mining royalties on exports amounted to 234 million ALL.

Tax administration collected 47.7 billion ALL, up 8.2% from last year and 3.1% above plan. Net domestic VAT reached 18.5 billion ALL, increasing 14.9% year-on-year, with VAT refunds at 1.5 billion ALL. Corporate tax contributed 7.4 billion ALL, up 15.6%, and personal income tax totaled 14.1 billion ALL, up 3.8%. National taxes reached 7.7 billion ALL, 94.1% of plan, and social and health contributions hit 32.2 billion ALL, 7.7% higher than in 2025, meeting 100.1% of the plan.

Public spending for the first two months totaled 100.6 billion ALL, about 92% of the planned level. Compared with the same period in 2025, spending rose 7.2%, or roughly 6.7 billion ALL more.

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