Ranking of the most successful Economic Operators of the Reconstruction Program, based on the size of the contracts awarded, contracting from 2020 to April 2023

Open Data Albania is ranking economic operators announced as successful bidders in the Contracting Procedure for the Reconstruction Program after the earthquake of November 26, 2019. The period under review is January 2020 to April 2023. The data under examination are part of the Open Data’s monitoring of Public Contracts by way of its two databases, Reconstruction Program Contracting in Municipalities and Contracting carried out by the…

Projection: Members of the Parliament mandate distribution, Election 2021, hypothetical national proportional race, with pre-election coalitions allowed

In this article, we will work on two hypothetical projections using the 2021 election results. More specifically, regarding the allocation of the MP mandates, considering and juxtaposing: Option A: Current distribution of MP Mandates, using the Proportional Regional system versus the Hypothetical Scenario of a National Proportional system. Option B: Current Mandate distribution through the with Proportional Regional system and the new legal stipulations versus…

The Total value of the Payroll Tax and comparisons Public vs. Private Sector in Employment 2015-2022

Open Data Albania is examining the statistics regarding Personal Income Tax, focusing on the Payroll tax. The data are sourced from the General Directorate of Taxes (DPT), and are divided into tax revenues for salaries of employees part of the State Administration and employees in the Private Sector. In 2022, an amount of ALL 28.3 billion were collected from the payroll tax, or 11.6% more…

The Electricity Price of Acquisition and Sale by the Albanian Electric Power Company, January-May 2023

Open Data Albania is bringing the statistics, regarding Electricity Price of Acquisition and Sale by the Albanian Electric Power Company s.a., (KESH), for the period January-May 2023, up to date. Open Data has previously published several articles regarding the price of sale and acquisition of electricity from KESH throughout different periods. Let’s not forget that, during last  year, in 2022, due to the energy crisis,…

Master Class on Electoral Integrity and Improvement through Data and Evidence-based Processes – Open Data Youth Fellowship

On July 3rd, an event titled “Master Class: Electoral Integrity and Improvement through Data and Evidence-based Processes” was held. This event served as a platform for data analysts participating in the Open Data Fellowship Network’s Youth Capacity Building Program to present to their younger colleagues and those interested in issues related to electoral integrity. The presentations encompassed reports and analyses on this subject. The participants…