The market that brings down the facade of the City Hall/ Kelliçi: Lowering taxes increases employment

2023-04-17 18:29:00, Politikë CNA

The market that brings down the facade of the City Hall/ Kelliçi:

There is a place to understand the reality of a city, beyond the facade and propaganda, and that is the market.

Small and medium businesses are going through difficult days in Tirana, where the main causes are the lack of purchasing power due to the departure of young people and poverty. High taxes are also a burden.

The candidate of the opposition coalition "Together We Win" for the Municipality of Tirana, Belind Kelliçi, was at the beginning of this week with the entities that operate in the Industrial Market in the "5 May" area.

Traders indicated that they are going through tough days where sales have dropped drastically.

"As you can see, there is no difference. There is nothing worse. Day by day, as is the trade, you figure it out. With the fall, there is no more rise, that chatter is gone. A little, very little. Our idea is to make it better. Shif i write, blank. I am 31 years old. This year was a complete massacre", said the businessmen.

The market that brings down the facade of the City Hall/ Kelliçi:

Belind Kelliçi presented the package of reduction of taxes and local fees, which after May 14 will ease the fiscal burden that the business pays to the municipality of Tirana.

Kelliçi told the business that his tax reduction package aims to increase business profits and promote employment.

“All the traders I'm meeting here, the same thing. The situation is getting worse. We have a plan for taxes, for fees, for small business, let's give it a breather. I guarantee that we will make the plan for reducing taxes and fees a reality. There is the program to reduce taxes and fees, to earn more small business. 41 thousand small businesses are in Tirana. A person with more work, with more income, is 41 thousand people more. The economy is moving, there is lek, there is vitality, there is optimism", said Këlliçi.

The market that brings down the facade of the City Hall/ Kelliçi:

Like everywhere in Tirana, the Industrial Market is in danger of collapsing to make way for the construction of towers. Belind Këlliçi said that this project of Erion Veliaj should be stopped, since there are thousands of people employed directly and indirectly, who support their families.

“Më kryesorja është, për mendimin tim, është me ndalu projektin që kanë se duan ta shembin tregun të bëjnë pallate. Ky është problem. Këtu janë mijëra familje të punësuar po ta marrësh, se nuk është vetëm biznesi, por janë shërbimet, janë të gjithë ata që përfitojnë”, tha Këlliçi.

Tashmë qytetarët janë njohur me projektin e Belind Këlliçit për Tiranën, dhe nuk ngurojnë të shprehin vlerësimet për kandidatin e opozitës për këtë bashki. Ata shprehen të lumtur që Belind Këlliçi dhe programi i tij përfaqëson shumicën e qytetarëve dhe jo interesat e oligarkëve.

The market that brings down the facade of the City Hall/ Kelliçi:

“Belindi përfaqëson masën, njerëzit e ndershëm, njerëzit e pastër. Oligarkët janë një përqindje e vogël, u ka dalë boja. Programi është shumë shumë i zgjedhur, shumë i gjetur”, u shprehën një qytetar.

While shaking hands with businesses, Belind Këlliçi expressed his commitment to bring change to the Capital after May 14.

"We must come together, remove people's fear because they have drowned them with the idea, there is no change, there is no change. No, the change is made, we have it in our hands, punish the box with a vote, you have the vote, that's it. I am determined to bring change because I have decided to live in this country myself", said Kelliçi./ CNA.al