Kosovo’s caretaker government has approved a request by the Ministry of Finance, Labour and Transfers to reallocate budgetary savings, directing nearly €5 million toward pensions and social support schemes.
According to the decision, a total of €4,752,350 in savings, accumulated across several public institutions, has been reassigned to the Ministry of Finance and distributed among various pension categories and social benefits.
The funds will be used to support basic pensions, family pensions, pensions for the blind, veterans’ pensions, pensions for education workers from the 1990s, as well as utility payments for vulnerable families, maternity allowances, and child benefits.
The decision states that some of the savings originated from the Kosovo Customs, the Kosovo Correctional Service, the Tax Administration of Kosovo, the Central Administration of the Ministry of Local Government Administration (MLGA), and the Labour Inspectorate.
Since 23 March, the government led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti has been operating with limited competencies, following political deadlock. Kurti has continued to refer to his administration as “Kurti Government 2.5.”
Ahead of the dissolution of the Assembly and the announcement of early parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 December, President Vjosa Osmani stated that she had attempted to persuade political party leaders to establish parliamentary committees and hold a session to pass urgent issues. However, no political consensus was reached.
This year, Kosovo has undergone multiple electoral processes, including parliamentary elections on 9 February, local elections on 13 October, runoff elections on 9 November, and now early parliamentary elections set for 28 December, underscoring a period of prolonged political uncertainty.
