Berisha: Wage, pension increases stand

TIRANA, July 2 – Acting Prime Minister Sali Berisha reassured all the public employees and pensioners that their payments will get a rise that his cabinet approved during the time of the electoral campaign of last month’s national elections.
The local media reported Monday that the [ledged payment rise of 1 to 6 per cent would not be done as the outgoing cabinet was in many difficulties to find liquidity. They continued to say that the cabinet had cancelled all the investment other than payment for the salaries, but that did not include the pay rise.
A day later Berisha said in his Facebook site that the government would respect the pledge and that the pay rise of 1 -6 per cent would be done.
The local media is reporting serious difficulties of the finance ministry to keep on with the usual payments in the economy.
It said that all investment would be interrupted. It was learnt that the government has also consumed some 80 per cent of the annual borrowing capacities during the first five months this year.
The economic difficulties are getting the upper hand and very likely they will be the main task that the new government of Prime Minister Edi Rama should deal with in the first days.