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Fuel, telephone, travel and per diems/ How expensive are the members of the Assembly?

2025-07-02 12:38:00, Aktualitet CNA

Fuel, telephone, travel and per diems/ How expensive are the members of the

In the first 5 months of 2025 alone, the Albanian Parliament has spent a significant amount to cover the salaries or other benefits of its members of Parliament.

This amounts to over 2.2 million euros.

This amount includes the base salary, but also a number of other benefits.

Journalist Arestina Skënderi listed the expenses incurred by MPs, ranging from fuel to per diems and travel.

The official monthly salary of a member of parliament in Albania is 310,000 lek (about 3,100 euros).

Monthly expenses for MPs

– Fuel, which is estimated at between 30,000 and 40,000 lek per month (around 300–400 euros).

– Telephone expenses reimbursed by the Assembly, reaching up to 200 euros per month for some MPs, especially the chairmen of parliamentary committees.

– Per diems for domestic travel, which can go up to 150,000 lek per month (about 1,500 euros), depending on activities and participation in committees or visits to electoral zones.

– For MPs who do not have a residence in Tirana, the Parliament covers up to 35,000 lek per month for rent. Currently, there are 21 MPs who benefit from this subsidy.

According to calculations, the real monthly cost for an MP ranges from 3,600 to over 4,000 euros, depending on the benefits he declares and seeks to reimburse.

Some MPs, who have not even appeared in the Assembly to do their duty, like Luli Basha, have declared that since September 2024 they have not received any allowance beyond their basic salary, refusing fuel, rent, and per diems.

According to sources from the Parliament administration, those who do not spare expenses are Klotilda Bushka, Mimi Kodheli, Jorida Tabaku, Ina Zhupa and Zheni Gjergji who benefit from up to 20,000 lek per month for telephone expenses, as well as increased per diems.

The Assembly also continues to cover the rent for 21 MPs who have declared that they do not have a residence in Tirana./ CNA