AIS / Open Data Albania draws attention and raises Concerns about the Lack of Transparency through the Non-publication of the Report on the Implementation of the State Budget by mid-2021 (legal obligation with a specific deadline).

AIS / Open Data Albania finds serious legal violations by the Ministry of Finance of the Law on Budget System Management. Specifically, the Ministry is not publishing the Mid-Year Report on Budget Implementation 2021, which provides data on “Hot” topics such as Debts, Arbitrage Liabilities, Public Costs for Concessions and Failures, and Over-Expenditures.

The team working for Open Data Albania finds that this is the first time that a Law on Budget comes to the Assembly together with the MTBP Medium Term Budget Plan, but with no State Report on the Budget for the closing year.

• The Ministry of Finances has not yet published the Mid-Year Budget Implementation Report 2021, despite the fact that according to the Organic Budget Law it is a legal obligation of the latter to publish it.
• This report is drafted in accordance with LAW NO. 9936 DATED 26.6.2008 “ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUDGET SYSTEM IN THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA”, AS AMENDED “, where Article 46 “Review of the Budget implementation” provides that:

In June of each year, but not later than the day of submission of the medium-term budget program to the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Finances submits to the Council of Ministers the medium-term budget program and a report on the implementation of the current year’s budget, which is published. This report contains:

1. an overall assessment of the country’s economic situation, macroeconomic, fiscal, and budgetary indicators for the 5-month period of the current year;
2.  b) an expected assessment of macroeconomic, fiscal, and budgetary indicators by the end of the current year;
3.  c) the measures are foreseen to be taken by the Government, in order for the indicators to be realized according to the forecasts; 
4.  ç) the proposal of the Minister of Finances for the revision or not of the budget.

Until 2020, this report has been published regularly, but for 2021 there is still no publication on the official website of the MFE.

This year:

1. Either the Ministry is in a state of Irresponsibility and Inability to finalize the report,
2. or the Report is already finalized, but the State is censoring it by not allowing for its publication and transparency.

This document was to be published together with the Medium-Term Budget Plan on the website of the Ministry itself and on the Website of the Assembly, as part of the package of documents accompanying the Budget Law.

AIS / Open Data Albania states that the 2021 budget year is characterized by issues with the budget consolidation regarding electoral expenditures, non-implementation of the investment plan for the Reconstruction Fund, and finally, Serious Costs related to Economic Compensations in Arbitration and other judicial costs incurred with the Albanian state being found guilty.

A few days ago, the public debate at the Assembly between the Chairperson of the ruling majority and the leader of the opposition regarding this report was accompanied by metaphors and insults about the source of the articulated data.

Please find below an update on Albania’s situation with Covid-19, for the week 01.11.2021- 07.11.2021, which AIS / Open Data Albania is providing. Find Data and Charts on Covid-19 updated on a daily basis at https://open.data.al/covid-19/

As per the last public statement, the number of Vaccinated in the country is:

–           Vaccination with 3 doses 8 230 Persons

–           Vaccination with 2 doses 904 858 Persons

–           Vaccination with the First Dose 1 031 588 Persons

–           In Percentage, it results that 31.97 % of the Population is Vaccinated with 2 doses.

–           In Percentage, it results that 38.3 % of the Population above 15 years is Vaccinated with 2 doses.

The Albanian state has so far applied Vaccination with AstraZeneca; Pfizer BioNTech; Sinovac CoronaVac; Gamaleya – Sputnik V. (Linked all documents of our Government for Vaccine Administration https://openprocurement.al/en/htender/covid/title/KONTRAKTIME%20VAKSINIM%20COV-2?   )

Indicators as of November 7^th, 2021, Infections, Hospitalizations, and Fatalities:

–           New Cases for 1^st – 7^th November  3825

–           People Testes 1^st – 7^th November  22 313

–           Number of Fatalities for last week, 1^st – 7^th November – 31 (Reduction from same week 1^st – 7^th November of the prior year.)

–           Number of active cases on 7^th November 2021 – 8 059

–           Hospitalization 7^th November 2021 – 184 (Reduction from same day 7^th November of the prior year.)

–           Total Number of Fatalities 2 955

–           Total Number of Infected People 189 125

–           Number of recovered patients (1^st – 7^th November) 3491

–           Infected Number / Tested Number for 1^st – 7^th November – 17.1% (Increase from prior week)

–           Fatalities/Infected Ratio for 1^st – 7^th November – 0.81% (Reduction from prior week)

–           Hospitalized /Active cases as per 7^th November 2021 – 2.28% (Increase from prior week)

–           Total Population of Albania 2 829 741.

–           Population above 15 years 2 362 375.

The same week, 1^st – 7^th November, last year (1^st – 7^th November 2020) there were: 48 deaths, compared to that for the same week we have 17 fewer deaths in 2021. (This year we have a reduction from the same week prior year)

A total of 2830 new cases and 11952 tests for (1^st – 7^th November 2020). (This year we have an increase from the same week prior year)

Active on the 7^th November were 11146 people (1^st – 7^th November 2020). (This year we have a reduction from the same week prior year)

352 people were hospitalized on the 7^th of November 2020.  (This year we have a reduction from the same day prior year)

Fatalities/Infected Ratio for 1^st – 7^th November 2020= 48/2830*100=1.69% (This year we have a reduction from the same week prior year)

In the portal created by AIS https://open.data.al/covid-19/ the data for Covid -19 are being updated daily. You will receive a weekly update on Covid 19, Vaccinations, Infections, Hospitalizations, and Fatalities in the coming weeks.

AIS databases, #Information, #Transparency, and #Accountability

–           Open Procurement Albania all Covid-19 Contracting https://openprocurement.al/sq/htender/covid

–           Open Data Albania #FollowTheMoney https://ndiqparate.al/en/10789-2/

–           Open Spending Albania https://spending.data.al/en

–           Open Corporates Albania https://opencorporates.al/

 

StaySafe!!!

Organizata AIS / Open Data Albania në kuadër të zbatimit të projektit me titull Monitorim Qytetar dhe Transparencë mbi Kontraktor të Bashkive për Shërbime dhe Investime Publike I mbështetur nga  Lëviz Albania,një projekt i Agjencisë Zvicerane për Zhvillim dhe Bashkëpunim SDC, mbajti në datat 29-30 Tetor për Bashkinë Kavajë një trajnim për Rritje Kapacitetesh dhe Fuqizim të aktorëve civil Aktivist në Antikorrupsion.

 

Please find below an update on Albania’s situation with Covid-19, for the week 18.10.2021- 24.10.2021, which AIS / Open Data Albania is providing. Find Data and Charts on Covid-19 updated on a daily basis at https://open.data.al/covid-19/

As per the last public statement, the number of Vaccinated in the country is:

–           Complete vaccination with 2 doses 871 496 Persons

–           Vaccination with the First Dose 994 446 Persons

–           In Percentage, it results that 30.79 % of the Population is Fully Vaccinated.

–           In Percentage, it results that 36.89 % of the Population above 15 years is Fully Vaccinated.

The Albanian state has so far applied Vaccination with AstraZeneca; Pfizer BioNTech; Sinovac CoronaVac; Gamaleya – Sputnik V. (Linked all documents of our Government for Vaccine Administration https://openprocurement.al/en/htender/covid/title/KONTRAKTIME%20VAKSINIM%20COV-2?   )

Indicators as of October 24^th, 2021, Infections, Hospitalizations and Fatalities:

–           New Cases for 18^th – 24^th October  3 725

–           People Testes 18^th – 24^th October  23 955

–           Number of Fatalities for last week, 18^th – 24^th October – 54 (Increase from same week 18^th – 24^th October of prior year.)

–           Number of active cases on 24^th October 2021 – 7 032

–           Hospitalization 24^th October 2021 – 164 (Reduction from same day 24^th October of prior year.)

–           Total Number of Fatalities 2 874

–           Total Number of Infected People 181 696

–           Number of recovered patients (18^th – 24^th October) 2 907

–           Infected Number / Tested Number for 18^th – 24^th October – 15.5%  (Increase from prior week)

–           Fatalities/Infected Ratio for 18^th – 24^th October – 1.45% (Reduction as prior week)

–           Hospitalized /Active cases as per 24^th October 2021 – 2.33% (Reduction from prior week)

–           Total Population of Albania 2 829 741.

–           Population above 15 years 2 362 375.

The same week, 18^th – 24^th October, last year (18^th – 24^th October, 2020) there were: 23 deaths, comparing to that for the same week we have 31 more deaths in 2021. (This year we have an increase from same week prior year)

A total of 973 new cases and 5886 tests for (18^th – 24^th October, 2020). (This year we have an increase from same week prior year)

Active on the 24^th October were 5312 people (18^th – 24^th October, 2020). (This year we have an increase from same week prior year)

186 people were hospitalized on the 24^th October 2020.  (This year we have a reduction from same day prior year)

Fatalities/Infected Ratio for 18^th – 24^th October 2020= 24/1114*100=2.36% (This year we have a reduction from same week prior year)

We see that there is generally an ascending trend from last year.

In the portal created by AIS https://open.data.al/covid-19/ the data for Covid -19 are being updated daily. You will receive a weekly update on Covid 19, Vaccinations, Infections, Hospitalizations, and Fatalities in the coming weeks.

AIS databases, #Information, #Transparency, and #Accountability

–           Open Procurement Albania all Covid-19 Contracting https://openprocurement.al/sq/htender/covid

–           Open Data Albania #FollowTheMoney https://ndiqparate.al/en/10789-2/

–           Open Spending Albania https://spending.data.al/en

–           Open Corporates Albania https://opencorporates.al/

StaySafe!!!