While citizens count the lek for oil that has reached 218 lek/liter and farmers lose free subsidies, it seems that the fuel crisis has a " magic solution " for the elites: MPs and ministers continue to fill the tanks with public money, unaffected by the price increase.
In 2025 alone, the Assembly spent 45.5 million lek to compensate for the fuel of 140 deputies, or about 325 thousand lek per person per year, or over 1.3 million lek in a four-year mandate.
With these amounts, a member of parliament can "travel" to Europe without stopping, while the Albanian farmer counts every liter to plant the land, writes versus .
In total, benefits for MPs reach 200 million lek per year (44% of operating expenses), including phones, per diems and rent, plus 60 million for trips abroad and 14.5 million for new cars.
The irony?
The Transparency Board raises prices for everyone else, but public funds provide complete "immunity" for those who decide.