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2027 fiscal package

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October 2912:50BusinessAmCham and FIAA oppose 2027 fiscal package, warning tax hikes undermine investor confidenceThe American Chamber of Commerce and the Foreign Investors Association ask the government to reconsider raising VAT and the dividend tax, and to allow transition periods.
October 2816:18MarketsRama: Circulation tax scrapped from diesel and gasoline, pump price to fall 32 lek a literThe 27-lek-a-liter tax, in place since 2011, will be shifted to vehicles and collected through road transport. Foreign cars entering Albania will pay a circulation tax.
October 2813:56Business2027 fiscal package: dividends taxed at 15%, standard VAT up 1 point, hotels from 6% to 10%Rama announced a rise in the dividend tax from 8% to 15%, a new 30% bracket for salaries above 700,000 lek and a lower VAT threshold for businesses with turnover above 5 million lek. Corporate profit tax stays at 15%.
October 2813:38MarketsRama: VAT on 54 basic foods to drop from 20% to 6% as 2027 budget tops 10 billion euros for the first timeThe prime minister presented the 2027 draft budget, which was sent to Parliament on Wednesday. He said cutting VAT on meat, fish, eggs, flour, fruit, vegetables and baby food would leave families about 150 million euros a year.
October 2812:53BusinessAlliance of Free Professionals opposes 2027 fiscal package: tax burden rises, competitiveness at riskThe APL wants the package revised before approval and an impact assessment published for every measure. By its calculations, the combined burden on profits and dividends climbs from about 21.8% to 29.45%.
October 2717:20BusinessAlbanian Producers' Union opposes 2027 fiscal package: tax hikes would cost 85 million euros a yearThe producers' association wants business to be consulted before expected increases in profit tax, dividend tax and VAT, and before the VAT registration threshold is lowered.