{"id":78752,"date":"2025-05-21T20:05:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78752"},"modified":"2025-05-21T21:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T19:00:35","slug":"state-budget-revenue-slows-down-e650-million-collected-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/state-budget-revenue-slows-down-e650-million-collected-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"State Budget Revenue Slows Down, \u20ac650 Million Collected in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"236\">The Albanian state budget collected \u20ac650 million in April, falling short of its \u20ac675 million target. This marks the first reported decline in revenue since June 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"415\">In April alone, \u20ac650 million were collected\u20143.5% less than in April of the previous year. This dip signals the first decrease in budget revenue performance in nearly ten months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"607\">According to indicators published by the Ministry of Finance, total revenues for the January\u2013April 2025 period reached approximately \u20ac2.5 billion, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 6.2%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"751\">The primary contributors to this figure were income tax and social security contributions from employees, along with customs and tax revenues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"898\">Meanwhile, total public expenditures for the first four months of 2025 amounted to around \u20ac2.1 billion, representing a 12% year-on-year increase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"1136\">As a result, the budget recorded a surplus of \u20ac395 million\u2014contrasting with a projected deficit of \u20ac255 million. This indicates that around \u20ac630 million in planned expenditures were not utilized during the first four months of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1296\">Looking at recent trends, such budget tightening typically occurs in the early part of the year, with spending becoming more concentrated in the final months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanian state budget collected \u20ac650 million in April, falling short of its \u20ac675 million target. This marks the first reported decline in revenue since June 2024. In April alone, \u20ac650 million were collected\u20143.5% less than in April of the previous year. 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