7 municipalities in the country in financial difficulties, Vora and Kavaja the first that the government will take over

2022-08-25 08:15:35Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

7 municipalities in the country in financial difficulties, Vora and Kavaja the

The Ministry of Finance has evidenced that 7 municipalities of the country are in great financial difficulties, but the Municipality of Vora and Kavaja are presented more seriously because the debts in 2021 for each occupied more than 90 percent of the actual expenses of the previous year.

The Directorate of Local Finances in the Ministry of Finance has formulated a detailed report on the financial situation of the municipalities, where it is established that, in 2021, seven municipalities have a status as a unit in financial difficulties, specifically the municipalities of Roskovec, Poliçan, Cërrik, Malësi e Madhe, Vora, Belsh and Kavaja.

"The situation in the Municipality of Kavaja and Vora is much more serious, where the arrears represent respectively 91.23% and 90.54% of the actual expenses in 2021," says the report of the Ministry of Finance.

So parallel to this report, the Ministry of Finance has opened a competition in which it aims to recruit some administrators who will take over the financial administration on behalf of the central government, initially for the two municipalities that are in a difficult situation, Vora and Kavaja.

In the municipality of Vora, arrears until December 2021 were as much as 53.13% of the total approved expenses. The situation is above the average observed among all municipalities (12.90%) and above the indicator of the total of local units (12.93%). As a percentage of actual expenses 2021, arrears in the Municipality of Vora were 90.54% The indicator of financial difficulty has worsened a lot in the last three years, from 1.78% in 2019 to 53.13% in 2021.

While in the Municipality of Kavaja, the arrears until December 2021 were 68.05% of the total expenses approved in the Municipality of Kavaja. As a percentage of actual expenses in 2021, arrears are 91.23%.

In addition to the municipalities in financial difficulties, some municipalities have also been identified as having financial problems, specifically the municipalities: Peqin, Tropojë, Tepelën, Rrogozhinë, Konispol, Lezhë, Kuçovo, Pogradec, Delvinë and Dimal.

44 other municipalities have no financial problems. While the municipalities with very good financial performance during 2021, the municipalities of Gjirokastër, Patos, Këlcyrë, Shkodër, Korçë are identified with a stock of less than 1% of obligations.

It is noted that the municipalities that demonstrate financial problems or are in financial difficulties are mostly municipalities with planned expenditures per capita for 2021 below the average of 21,306 ALL per inhabitant.


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