Open Data Albania is investigating into the Unconditional Transfers allocated to eleven beneficiary municipalities from the Reconstruction Program Fund, focussing on the Unconditional Transfers approved by Decisions of the Council of Ministers during the Electoral Campaign Period 25 March until 25 April 2021. The analysis looked also at pre-election dates from 1 January to 25 April 2021, where such transfers amount to 15 430 836 420 Lek\u00eb. This amount is equivalent to 124.44 million Euro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reconstruction Program Fund is the Albanian State Program under Albanian Reconstruction Ministry created after the Earthquake of 26 November 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the 30 election campaign dates only, such Unconditional Transfers allocated to the municipalities affected by the earthquake amounted to 8 574 636 507. This amount is equivalent to 69.1 million Euro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the first four months, the Albanian Government has transferred 56% of the Reconstruction Fund to municipalities in the form of Unconditional Transfers. A significant part thereof is transferred to Individuals<\/a>. In 2020, the Albanian Government was criticized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for failing to implement the State Reconstruction Program. In 2021, we see a concentration of the implementation of this Reconstruction Program Fund during the election period, i.e. from 25 March to 25 April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n