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"490 thousand pensioners live a more difficult life than under socialism", Berisha: We will cut the Gordian knot

2026-05-07 20:09:51Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"490 thousand pensioners live a more difficult life than under
Sali Berisha

Leader of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, said that the 490,000 pensioners who receive partial pensions live a life in some aspects that is more difficult than under socialism.

During the roundtable organized by the Department of Economy at the Democratic Party, Berisha pointed out that in Albania, the increase in salaries and pensions has not followed the increase in prices.

"We are dealing with the problem of pensions for over 1/3 of the country's population, which lives in poverty, even if it is for the pension they receive, in extreme poverty. Perhaps we should take into account one thing, that about 490,000 pensioners receive partial pensions. They do not receive the full minimum pension, but receive a partial pension. Which means, crumbs. And if we take into account market prices, they have a very, very difficult life. They have a life, in some aspects, more difficult than under socialism. Where, with what they received, they bought what they had. At those symbolic prices. Whereas today prices are no longer symbolic. Prices are completely determined by the market. And in Albania, the phenomenon, the most negative development has been this, that the increase in salaries and pensions has not followed the increase in prices," he said.

"And, in Albania, inflation, as a whole, compared to selective inflation, inflation, let's call it the basket of the most necessary goods, food and the most necessary goods for the pensioner. This second inflation, in reality, can be 10, 20 times greater, higher than inflation as a whole. So, if you take it, we are dealing with, in, if we use them, we are dealing with an unprecedented cynicism of figures. Let's say that inflation was 2%, food inflation that month could have been 15%. But with this little money that he has, he has it all concentrated in that basket", continued the leading democrat.

Berisha pledged today to increase pensions and low salaries when the DP is in government.

Berisha also considered it a priority for the Democrats to establish a minimum living wage, so that there is no extreme poverty in Albania.

"In the collection of contributions, no. We will reduce the social tax. We reduce the social tax. Because reducing the social tax is one of the safest ways to reduce informality and is one of the safest ways to stimulate production, investments, etc. But the state will make its own contributions. The state must cut the Gordian knot. The state can never accept this, this dramatic situation. 490 thousand pensioners are on partial pensions. Let alone in bureaucratic schemes, this is true, normally, if it were a normal progress in a system, yes we have overcome systems. It is necessary to make solutions that take into account that moving from the socialist system to the market system, which is the system of the economic miracle, there is no doubt, but on the other hand there is also the price system that the market controls ", said Berisha.

"Our commitment is a huge increase after establishing the living wage, pensions, low wages, middle wages, with the main goal of surpassing all the countries in the region. To come out on top as the most rewarded, most valued citizens. And this has made, made at that time the number of Albanians grow every year, from 2007 to 2014. To grow. People moved, people emigrated, people returned, but the number grew. The number grew, there was trust, there was hope in Albania. They noted that it was a platform that aimed at the recovery of citizens, their well-being, in growth, in progress", emphasized Berisha.


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