The Albanian Forum announced today that it is ready to put the initiative on the annual allowance on the agenda of the Social Council, along with the complete package of laws they have prepared for the revenue side.
They were reacting to today's statement by the Europe Now Movement (PES) Parliamentary Group, which called on all proponents of legislative initiatives that prescribe social measures, which significantly affect budget allocations, to coordinate these measures with the Social Council, as the competent and legally recognized body for public policies in that area.
The PES Parliamentary Group also said that they expect the Bill on the Annual Allowance to be previously agreed with the Social Council, especially since its proposer is Deputy Prime Minister Nik Đeljošaj, also a member of the Council, and because this is already an established practice when drafting the "Europe Now" 1 and 2 programs.
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The Albanian Forum's statement states that for the revenue side, they have fully prepared: - amendments to the Law on Value Added Tax, - the Law on Administrative Fees, and - the Law on Tax Administration, which introduce obligations for large international digital platforms, through a VAT obligation and a special digital tax.
"These laws are ready for parliamentary procedure and fully cover the expenses of the annual allowance," the Albanian Forum said.
They state that they have a clear proposal for expenditures, as well as revenues.
"If the problem is who the formal proposer is, and we can solve that, we are ready for another parliamentary group to propose these laws instead of the Albanian Forum, because it is not important to us whose name is on the proposal, but rather that the citizens' standards improve. We also want to clearly send a message that the deputies are not anyone's property, not even Niko Gjeloshaja, they have their own name and surname, their own political authority and responsibility towards the citizens, and the Albanian Forum has two deputies in the Parliament," said the Albanian Forum.
The political entity said that all proposed measures are aligned with taxation practices in European Union (EU) countries, and that they represent a standard in modern tax systems.
"If at this moment there is no willingness to implement the measures in the current year, the Albanian Forum can understand that and consider their implementation during the next year, but we believe that it is responsible towards the citizens to adopt and implement them now. The Parliament of Montenegro is the only place where laws are decided, by voting for or against. We will not comment further on calling our leader by name and surname, but we note that such an approach speaks more about political maturity," the Albanian Forum said.
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