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Jehona Gjinovci
- 27 January 2023 21:30
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From the 180 euros in property tax that he has paid for 4 years in a row, this year he will pay almost three times that amount.
517 euros is the property tax bill received by the resident of the "Mati I" neighborhood, Alban Ismajli, for this year.
He owns a house of about 50 square meters and 40 ari of inherited land, but which are unused because they are located in the place where the Maticani stream passes, which is filled with feces.
Declaring that he is regular in every obligation to the state, Ismajli has a problem with how he will pay this bill, which is almost twice his salary.
"Of the 180 euros I have paid for 4 years in a row, 517 euros have come this year. Something that is too much. I made the complaint to the municipality yesterday. The Cleaning Company has made a protest for raising wages. At the moment, my salary there is 330 euros, which is death for me because it takes two months and days to divide the money from the salary to pay the tax. So almost two of my salaries. We don't have any other income except the mother's pension", said Ismajli.
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According to Ismajli, this year his land has been valued a lot, although there are other residents in that area who have been valued much less.
"My land was valued at 40 gold - 350 thousand euros. There is someone who has more land and it came to you much cheaper. We are here in the same neighborhood, in the same place. I filed a complaint where the land valuation was too high," he continued.
With the new assessment of properties, the residents of the buildings in this neighborhood have also received bills with higher prices.
Over 100 euros more than last year has also come to Shaip Sadik.
"Who told the Government that we don't know how the tax increase happened?
Who told the Municipality that we don't know how the tax increase happened?
Who told them we don't know who gets the property tax revenue?
Why are you not telling us why the Ministry has made the assessment of the increase in the prices of basic items from 100% to 200% and in accordance with this increase salaries and not taxes? Among the worst are the serviles of both the government and the municipality, the sooner you understand the better for you!", said Sadiku in a post on his social network, on "Facebook".
In addition to "Mati I", other neighborhoods have also had a greater growth, such as Qendër neighborhood, Mahalla e Muhaxherëve, "Emshiri", "Dardania" and "Arbëria".
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And for this there have been numerous reactions directed at the central and local levels.
According to the Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati, this happened because properties were undervalued in the past.
"You must understand that there have also been cases that for years have not been appreciated at all by the previous governments. Or for a house or a flat, a square meter cost 800-900 euros, it was estimated at 300-400 euros, which was an underestimation. Also, it happened in the past that the land that was assessed for property tax in the value of 100 gold, when the issue of expropriation came up, was expropriated with 10 thousand gold. "I can't continue this conflict," Murati said.
While the municipality has said that the capital has had no impact on the increase in property tax bills.
"The capital has set the lowest possible percentage of property tax. The lowest allowed rate is 0.15% of the amount determined by the Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers, the rate has not changed from last year. Therefore, we assure you that the Capital has had no influence on the increase in property tax bills, but the increase has come as a result of the re-evaluation of properties by the Ministry of Finance", says a notice from the Municipality of Pristina.
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The Property Tax Department, within the Ministry of Finance, during 2022 has carried out the general assessment of land and residential buildings, as well as compiled assessment reports for residential properties on 31.10.2022.
According to this ministry, during the assessment of residential properties, the Property Tax Department has collaborated closely with the municipalities to determine the price per m2 for buildings and land.
