Time for a solidarity tax on the rich

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There is a postulate in economics, which in terms of consistency is more like a physical law. After every crisis, society emerges more divided. The rich get richer, while the poor get poorer. This time was no different. World Bank estimates show that last year, the army of the poor globally increased by 120 million people due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. Meanwhile, over the same period, the richest people on the planet added $5 trillion more to their collective wealth. Apparently, even Albania has not escaped this worldwide phenomenon. The blocking of the economy and the restrictive measures to contain the pandemic made more than 43 thousand people unemployed at the national level.

The vast majority Cambodia WhatsApp Number Data of them were employees in low-productivity sectors of the economy such as fashion, transport, the hospitality sector or self-employed in small businesses. In general, these are the most poorly paid people in the country, who always hover on the border between official and real poverty. Now all these are poor even by official definition. But rising unemployment was not the only channel through which the crisis hit the poor hardest. The other channel was the health system itself. Due to high out-of-pocket payments, Albania is one of the countries most at risk in the world from the phenomenon of catastrophic health expenses. In normal times, over 17 percent of Albanian families pay out of pocket more than 10 percent of their annual budget for treatment.



The likelihood is that this number has expanded dramatically, and for thousands of families, the costs of curing the virus may have exceeded 50 percent of annual income. Read also: Transnistria: Separatists appeal to Russia for help The EU-BP summit in Tirana/Rama welcomes the leaders, among them the Albanian Prime Minister of RMV So the pandemic has been devastating for the poor, but not so much for the rich. Even for many sectors of the economy, last year was golden. Banks, pharmaceutical companies, telecommunications companies, concessions and major retail chains made more money than even in the best years of the economy. Tender companies and builders, too.