Opposition: Declaration of income failed

TIRANA, Oct. 1 – The opposition Socialist Party has described government’s initiative of the declaration of income for individuals with annual revenue of 2 million lek as a complete failure. With the official deadline expiring on Oct. 1, the Finance Ministry has not published any result about the number of people making the self-declaration in the one-month campaign yet. Ilir Beqja, SP’s Secretary on the Economic Programme, says the initiative remained only on paper just like the cash register and tax amnesty processes. The opposition Socialist Party official also denounced lack of privacy in the self-declaration process.
The Finance Ministry launched an awareness campaign on the process in mid-September only two weeks before the expiry of the deadline.
“Each individual with gross annual income from all sources at 2 million lek or more has the obligation to complete the annual declaration of personal income by Sept. 30, 2012. The goal of completing this declaration is the formalization of revenue over 2 million lek secured by individuals, the increase in the self-declaration of revenue and the equipment of individuals with the fiscal code,” says the ministry.