511 million euros more in the state treasury - 7-month period/ Tourism, the main impact. Investments increase by 45 million euros
The state budget has collected around 484.6 billion lek in the first 7 months of the year, with 100% realization of the plan for the period.
Total revenues, compared to the same period a year ago, increased by about 51.1 billion lek or about 511 million euros or 11.8% more.
Tax revenues (revenues from net VAT in the country, profit tax, personal income tax, national taxes), for the period January-July 2026, were realized in the amount of 165.9 billion lek, 15.7 billion lek or 10.4% more than the 7 months of 2025. Compared to the plan, the collected revenues are 1.2 billion lek.
Consumption, which is directly related to the flow of tourism, had a significant impact. Revenues from VAT collected (net) were realized in the amount of 49 billion lek, 9.8 billion lek or 25.1% more than in the first seven months of 2025, and with a realization in the amount of 1.2 billion lek more than in the plan. From personal income tax, 56.6 billion lek were collected, 8.4 billion lek or 17.3% more than a year ago. From profit tax, 34.6 billion lek were collected, from national taxes 25.6 billion lek and revenues from special funds were realized in the amount of 117.6 billion lek, 13.9 billion lek or 13.4% more than in the first seven months of 2025.
Revenues collected by the customs administration (revenues from VAT on imports, excise duties, customs duties and mineral royalties), for the period January-July 2026, were realized in the amount of 142 billion lek, 5.2 billion lek or 3.8% more than the 7 months of 2025, with 99% of the plan being realized. From VAT on imports, 94.4 billion lek were collected, 3.3 billion lek more than a year ago, from excise duties, for the period January-July 2026, they were realized in the amount of 40.5 billion lek, 1.5 billion lek more than the 7 months of 2025, from mineral royalties on exports 1.1 billion lek and from customs duties 6 billion lek.
Total public expenditures, for the 7-month period of 2026, reached about 433.2 billion lek, with a realization of 98.2% of the plan for the period and about 31.3 billion lek more than a year earlier. While capital expenditures resulted in 49.1 billion lek, a realization of 96.3% of the plan for the period. Compared to the same period a year earlier, this item resulted 10.1% higher or about 4.5 billion lek more.
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