
Only 34 out of 61 municipalities managed to have a positive revenue collection performance during the past year, while the remaining 27 municipalities had a negative performance in this regard. Referring to the annual report drawn up by the Institute for Municipalities of Albania, local government revenues from taxes and fees were recorded at 21.1 billion lek, with an increase of 15.7% compared to the previous year.
The main contribution to this increase is given by the units described as "large", such as the municipality of Tirana (+2.3 billion ALL), the municipality of Durrës (+300.8 million ALL) and the municipality of Kamëz (+702.7 million ALL). On the other hand, the negative performance is again attributed to the so-called "big" municipalities, such as the municipality of Vlorë (-178 million ALL), the municipality of Kukës (-112.2 million ALL), the municipality of Shkodër (-132.9 million ALL) and the municipality of Korçë (-100.3 million ALL).
The situation is more or less the same for tax revenues, where the largest contribution comes from the municipalities of Tirana (+1.9 billion ALL), Kamëz (+623 million ALL) and Kavajë (+189 million ALL). The municipalities of Himarë (-42 million lek), Shkodër (-49 million lek) and Vlorë (-138 million lek) had the weakest performance.
In terms of expenses made through their own resources, 61 Municipalities spent about 68.3 billion ALL in 2023. Compared to the previous year, about 9.9 billion ALL more or 17% were spent.
Most of the municipalities' expenses are for salaries and social and health insurance contributions with 43.1%, followed by operational and other expenses with 33.3% and capital investment expenses with 23.6%. In other words, for every 100 Lek, the municipalities have taken only 23 Lek for public investments.