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Berisha demolishes tourism figures: The state budget earned only 8 million euros

Politiko 2024-06-22 20:41:07

Berisha demolishes tourism figures: The state budget earned only 8 million euros

The head of the DP, Sali Berisha, rejected the government's figures for tourism, which states that 10.1 million tourists entered in 2023.

From the civic gathering, Berisha said that referring to the statistics in Albania in 2023, there were a total of 6 million nights in all the private beds of this country, so 10.1 million slept in Albania a little more than half a night per person.

With these data, according to him, the state budget earned a total of 8 million euros.

Berisha : Allow me to give the figures, the facts.
Edi Rama and his institute declare that 10.1 million tourists have entered Albania in 2023.
I am not disputing it, I am taking it as true.
But what does his institute show? His institute says that in Albania in 2023 there were a total of 6 million nights in all the private beds of this country.
So, 10.1 million slept in Albania a little more than half a night per person.
My friends, statistics show that Montenegro had 2.8 million tourists in 2023.
But Montenegro had 16.8 million overnight stays in 2023. Montenegro had about 8 overnight stays per tourist.
Can you imagine, friends, half a night in Albania, 8 nights in Montenegro.
In the same year, Croatia had 20.5 million tourists. There were 105 million nights of sleep. There were over 5 nights of sleep for a tourist, compared to half a night in Albania.
This is the joke of the earth. This is their falsehood and shame.
If we take the other side. The Bank of Albania declares that in 2022, 2.8 billion euros will enter the economy from tourism.
Wait friends! How much did tourism pay VAT in Albania? How much was the VAT you profited from all the sales of the tourist beds?
All sales totaled 140 million euros.
With 6 percent VAT, without VAT refund, the state budget earned a total of 8 million euros.
So is there a bigger falsehood?
Is there a bigger scam?
Did the Albanian economy feel this?
To understand how much the economy has felt it, I will give you the official figures.
In 2022, with 7 million tourists, the economic growth was 4.48.
In 2023, with 10.1 million tourists, economic growth not only did not rise to 6 percent, but dropped to 3.4 percent.
Do you understand the terrible falsehood of fake tourism?
Of tourism, which the Albanian economy does not feel exists.
Which Albanian citizens enjoy with 8 million euros.

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