The government projects a budget of 3.6 billion euros for 2025

The government has approved the Budget Bill for 2025, which will be 9 percent higher than this year's and which the government has assessed as a "comprehensive budget". Prime Minister Albin Kurti said that, with the new budget, importance has been given to health, security and defense

Exactly 3 billion and 608 million euros is the draft budget for 2025, which was approved by the Government in Wednesday's meeting, which is 9 percent higher than this year's.

In the presentation of the Draft Law on budget allocation for the next year, Prime Minister Albin Kurti said that 105 million euros have been allocated for health, and priority has also been given to security and defense.

"In the category of goods and services, we have planned to allocate 105 million euros for health needs, in the Ministry of Health and in SHSKUK, so that essential drugs and consumables are provided. Meanwhile, we have planned another 87 million euros for security and defense needs, which will go to ammunition and necessary equipment and supplies, so that our police and army can perform their duties efficiently", Prime Minister Kurti said.

While presenting the anticipated budget for some of the ministerial departments, Kurti also showed the anticipated amount for large projects.

"For capital investments in infrastructure, we have allocated 930 million euros, which will go to the rehabilitation and construction of railways and the construction of regional roads and highways: the Prizren-Tetovo road, the railways with the port of Durrës, are just a few projects. Investments are also foreseen in investments in water and water resources", he said.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati, said that the planned budget for 2025 is comprehensive.

"I can say that in most economies in the world, one of the concerns is the increase in prices. We have managed to stabilize inflation. Now that we have the reduction of the inflation rate, I can say that the country's economy is returning to the pace of economic growth, and that for the next year it is expected to be 5.6 in real terms. The main sectors that have had priorities in the budget have been the defense, security, health, infrastructure and other sectors. It is a comprehensive budget", said Murati.

Minister Murati announced that the budget law also includes the salary increase, presented on Tuesday, and opposed the opposition by emphasizing that the form of the increase does not represent a legal violation.

"As far as legality is concerned, we are proceeding with the increase in salaries with the budget law. There was no Government decision yesterday. The government has decided today in the meeting to approve the budget through the approval of the budget, similar to last year when the coefficient was increased from 105 to 110 euros. Before it came to the government meeting for approval, it was a preliminary decision that someone had to write down. The same has been done this time. We are proceeding - through the legal change, in this case through the law on budget allocations that is approved in the Assembly and after the approval in the Assembly, the implementation begins", Murati said at the media conference on Wednesday. "It has nothing to do with illegality or dilemmas that have arisen. However, anyone can have dilemmas".

The day before, Prime Minister Kurti declared that from January there will be a salary increase of 55 euros for everyone in the public sector, and from July 1, another 55 euros.