The Ministry of Finance has published preliminary data on the performance of consolidated fiscal indicators for the January–August period, reflecting the progress of revenue collection and expenditure execution.

Total revenue for January–September reached approximately Lek 626.6 billion, 100.3% of the planned target.

Total public expenditure for the January–September period reached approximately Lek 556.3 billion, or 92.8% of the planned target.

Compared to the same period last year, total revenue increased by approximately Lek 63.7 billion —an 11.3% rise—reaching 76.1% of the annual revenue collection target.

Revenue collected by the Tax and Customs administrations for the January–September 2026 period totaled Lek 401.9 billion, exceeding the target for the nine-month period by Lek 677 million (0.2%). Compared to the same period last year, collections increased by Lek 29.6 billion, or 7.9%. Tax revenues collected by the tax administration (comprising net domestic VAT, corporate income tax, personal income tax, and national taxes) for the period from January to September 2026 amounted to Lek 215.6 billion - an increase of Lek 21.9 billion, or 11.3%, compared to the same nine-month period in 2025. Relative to the target for these nine months, the collected revenues exceeded the plan by Lek 3.7 billion, or 1.8%.

On the other hand, total public expenditure this year, compared to the same period in 2025, is 7.5% higher, an increase of approximately Lek 39 billion.

Capital expenditure for the first nine months of 2026 totaled approximately Lek 62.8 billion, reaching 75.2% of the planned amount for the period. Compared to the same period a year earlier, this figure is 5.3% higher, an increase of approximately Lek 3.1 billion. Current expenditures for the nine months of 2026 amounted to approximately Lek 493.5 billion, representing 95.7% of the planned target for the period; expenditures for special funds accounted for the largest share, comprising 42.8% of total current expenditures. Compared to the same period of the previous year, current expenditures were 7.8% higher - an increase of approximately Lek 35.9 billion.