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Draft Budget 2026/ Vasili: Fund of 890 million lek, insufficient for cultural projects

2025-11-17 10:49:00, Politikë CNA

 Draft Budget 2026/ Vasili: Fund of 890 million lek, insufficient for cultural

The General Director of Albanian Radio Television, Eni Vasili, stated today that the 2026 draft budget is expected to be linked to a fund of 890 million lek.

In her speech to the Committee on Public Information, Vasili shared details of how the budget is expected to be used for the coming year, as she expressed the request for an addition to the fund that can be used for various artistic and cultural projects that are not covered by the projected RTSH budget.

"This draft budget has been drafted as part of a medium-term budget plan for 2026-2028. According to the law, these are audio broadcasts for Albanians abroad, for the foreign public, new film projects, nationwide artistic activities and the Symphony Orchestra. The period January-October, 80% of expenses from the state budget. This fund will be used in full because at the end of the year song festivals will be organized. They will also be used for network maintenance services. According to the data of the draft budget for 2026, a total fund of 890 million lek has been foreseen. The increase in the fund comes as part of the increase in salaries for the Symphony Orchestra. A fund of 5 million lek has been foreseen for the service for the public in foreign languages. The income situation is no more than 2.2 billion lek. 59% from the transmitter fee. The rest from advertising, rent and others. The problem is that the device fee has remained the same for a decade, while the "Other expenses. We are requesting an increase in budget funding due to the need for digitalization, modernization, cultural projects and capital expenditures, which are not covered by the RTSH budget," said Vasili. /CNA





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