
The local government has increased the stock of arrears during the first quarter of the year by ALL 0.7 billion.
Referring to the official data of the Ministry of Finance, at the end of March 2024, the local government recorded a stock of unpaid debts against businesses and citizens in the amount of about 5.5 billion ALL.
Almost ALL 2.8 billion are unpaid liabilities for public investments, about ALL 385 million are court decisions and ALL 1.2 billion are other expenses.
But which are the municipalities that have the most obligations? Referring to the list, the value of the debts that the municipalities have is not necessarily related to their surface area or the number of the population, except for the Municipality of Tirana.
Specifically, Tirana Municipality ranks first with 1.17 billion ALL unpaid liabilities, followed by Kavajë Municipality with 818 million ALL debts, then Durrës Municipality is ranked, the liabilities of each are recorded at 421 million ALL, Vorë Municipality with 363 million ALL and Lezhë Municipality with 334 million ALL.
Then there are the municipalities, Pogradec, Dimal, Dibër, Kamez and Elbasan. While at the end of the list of municipalities in terms of the value of debts, the municipalities of Pustec, Has, Kolonje and Korçë are listed. Referring to the data, there are those municipalities that have made progress in paying off their obligations by leaving the top list, as there are also those that have done the opposite.
Specifically, the municipalities of Tirana, Kavajë, Durrës, Lezhë, Pogradec, Dibër, Elbasan, have started the year with an increase in the stock of liabilities compared to the end of 2023. Other municipalities have also recorded an increase, but the value of the liabilities is negligible.
Despite the quarterly fluctuations, over the years the local government has progressed in the direction of reducing the stock of arrears.