Debts to businesses and citizens, 99 million euros/6 months, stock of liabilities for court decisions decreases
Central and local government debts to businesses and citizens have been increasing throughout this year.
According to official data from the Ministry of Finance, the stock of arrears has reached a total of 9.9 billion lek or 99 million euros, up from 94 million euros at the end of March 2025 and 73 million euros in December 2024.
Compared to the end of last year, liabilities have increased by 26 million euros.
Of the total debt accumulated until June 2025, the central government accounts for 4.9 billion lek and the local government accounts for approximately 3.6 billion lek. What is noticeable is that the central government has increased its stock of liabilities compared to the end of the first quarter of 2025 by approximately 1.1 billion lek, while the local government has recorded a decrease in liabilities by approximately 570 million lek compared to March 2025.
As for the category of arrears, the largest share is occupied by those for public investments, given that throughout this year there have been a large number of construction sites opened to provide better services to citizens.
Specifically, investment obligations reach a value of around 3.1 billion lek, an item that has increased at both levels of government, central and local.
On the other hand, the stock of liabilities for court decisions for unfair dismissals or business complaints amounts to 2 billion lek, and has suffered a slight decrease compared to the first quarter of the year, in which they were recorded at approximately 2.4 billion lek.
The "other" category accounts for approximately 1.7 billion lek of total liabilities.
The stock of arrears fluctuates continuously from one quarter to the next depending on open public works, but the government's commitment and the obligation of local governments is to follow a repayment trend until they are completely zeroed. The figure compared to previous years is significantly lower.
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