How will the compensation of contributions for companies be made? - Decision/ 9 months subsidy for the depreciation of the minimum wage. Applications start on April 1
The government will provide financial compensation each month, for the contribution period January-September 2026, for employer social and health insurance contributions for entities affected by the minimum wage increase.
Referring to the decision published in the Official Gazette, the financial compensation is calculated and granted based on the maximum number of employees with a gross salary range of 40,000 lek to 49,999 lek, appearing on the payroll declared to the tax authorities for the month of September 2025, for the latest update made during 2025.
Financial compensation for entities is provided every month, for the contribution period January-September 2026, by the Regional Directorate of the National Employment and Skills Agency (DRAKPA), where they have the address of the country in which the main part of the commercial activity takes place.
Eligible applicants who benefit must meet certain criteria such as: not having a total of one employee registered on the payroll; not being state-owned entities or public entities; not being registered in the insurance status as self-employed; not having any liabilities (principal) to the tax authorities for social and health insurance contributions at the time of application.
Entities must apply electronically through the "e-Albania" portal for the period for which they are seeking compensation, starting from April 1, 2026 to October 31, 2026.
Financial compensation for companies will be provided at the rate of the employer's social and health contributions, 16.7%, calculated on the difference in the salary of each employee with a gross salary, from 40,000 lek to 49,999 lek in September 2025, with a salary of 50,000 lek.
For entities that, in the month they request compensation, have reduced the total number of employees to less than the number of employees with gross salary, from 40,000 lek to 49,999 lek in September 2025, financial compensation is provided above the average amount of the fund that would benefit per employee, in the event of no reduction in the number of employees, multiplied by the current total number of employees.
Verification of the application is carried out through electronic interaction of systems and the distribution to the beneficiaries of this decision is carried out by the regional directorates of AKPA.
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