For the first six months of the year, the state budget has collected 60 million euros less than initially planned. The biggest strike came from the collection of value added tax on customs, due to the weakening of the euro. The negative balance, which according to official data is estimated at 30 million euros.

Another part of the budget performance barrier comes also as a result of the delay in entering into force of the property tax with the new methodology. Its implementation would bring 26 million euros more into the state budget, but official data show that this tax has the same performance as last year.

Despite the non-realization of revenue as per the plan, the budget continues to result in a surplus of 20 million euros. Capital investments have been revitalized by about 10%, unlike the contraction of the other years./tvklan.al