Wages Expenditures is one of the main items financed from state budget. All together with social insurance contributions, they made labour costs for maintenance and functioning of central institutions in the country. Open Data Albania has conducted an analysis on funds allocated from the State budget for total wages and structure by central institutions. In the analysis is taken in consideration only the item “wages – belonged to the chapter 600″, leaving out the funds paid from the state for social contributions.
 


Source: Ministry of Finance[1]
Comments and Analysis: Open Data Albania (ODA)
 
As can be seen from the graph, wages expenditures increased especially during years 2006-2008. In 2008 is marked the highest increase, about 16% more than in 2007, while the next year is characterized by a significant drop in the wages fund round 8%.

The main impact on this trend is given by the changes in the way of financing of the health sector, because since the year 2009, Health Insurance Institute became responsible for providing secondary health care services[2]. This made that a large part of wages expenditures spent for doctors was not directly allocated by the Ministry of Health, but is given in the form of transfer for the Health Insurance Institute.

In 2010 total wages expenditures were forecasted at the level of 9% higher than in 2009, while in the approved budget of 2012 the level remain constant, meanwhile the level forecasted for the new wages policies about 33% lower than in Budget 2011.

All data is presented in the dynamic table below:


Source: Ministry of Finance[3]
Comments and Analysis: Open Data Albania (ODA)
 
Notes:

Data for the years 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 is taken from Approved Initial Budget

Data for the year 2008  is taken from Normative Act Budget


Since 2007 ISKSH Health Insurance Institute became responsible for providing only primary health care services


[3] Data for the years 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 is taken from Approved Initial Budget
Data for the year 2008  is taken from Normative Act Budget