{"id":21693,"date":"2021-10-03T17:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=21693"},"modified":"2021-10-03T18:39:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T16:39:15","slug":"rise-in-fuel-prices-basha-proposes-7-initiatives-to-put-pressure-on-the-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/rise-in-fuel-prices-basha-proposes-7-initiatives-to-put-pressure-on-the-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Basha proposes 7 initiatives to put pressure on the government for the rise in fuel prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a statement for the press, DP chair, Lulzim Basha responded to PM Rama\u2019s earlier declaration warning everyone that the rise in our fuel prices is a direct cause of the global energy crisis.<\/p>\n<p>According to the democratic leader, Albanians have been faced with the highest prices in the region and amongst the highest in Europe, for the past 8 years, due to bad governance.<\/p>\n<p>In turn, Basha laid out 7 proposals, which according to him should be used to put pressure on the government, so that citizens don\u2019t end up suffering from the greed of the minority:<\/p>\n<p>1 \u2013 Removal of Rama tax \u2013 240 ALL per litter of fuel;<\/p>\n<p>2- Reducing VAT tax from 20% to 6% for food items, something that has been demanded in Parliament from the start;<\/p>\n<p>3- Providing receipts and billing the real quantity of products and services purchased by oligarchs, who profit by exploiting the consumers;<\/p>\n<p>4- Subsidizing the price of energy for citizens;<\/p>\n<p>5- Refrain companies like OSHEE and KESH from making rampant and luxurious purchases that has turned them into extorters of Albanian citizens\u2019 money;<\/p>\n<p>6- Restructuring the budget so that it can tackle a crisis that won\u2019t go away with speeches and propaganda;<\/p>\n<p>7 \u2013 Provide more money to vulnerable groups and reconstruct the current economy, which has become dependent on dirty money and the monopolies of oligarchs because of the politicians that are currently in power.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/03\/albanian-industrial-confederation-calls-on-state-agencies-to-mitigate-the-surge-in-fuel-prices\/\">Industrial Confederation calls on state agencies to mitigate the surge in fuel prices<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/03\/fuel-prices-might-rise-again-in-albania-says-economy-expert\/\">Fuel prices might rise again in Albania, says economy expert<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/10\/01\/us-pipeline-project-aims-to-create-an-energetic-market-amongst-countries-of-the-balkans\/\">US pipeline project aims to create an energetic market in the region<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a statement for the press, DP chair, Lulzim Basha responded to PM Rama\u2019s earlier declaration warning everyone that the rise in our fuel prices is a direct cause of the global energy crisis. 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