Tax amnesty and fiscal peace law: erasure of tax liabilities and international criticism
Status: In effect in 2026 (per tax administration as reported)
Summary
A government package of tax amnesty and a Fiscal Peace Agreement was approved in principle by Parliament around December 2025, according to Eurofast. Albanian Daily News reports, citing the tax administration, that 313 million euros of tax liabilities have been erased and 121,630 taxpayers have benefited to date (10 July 2026). The law covers unpaid tax, customs and social-contribution liabilities accrued since 2014, with full or partial cancellation. The IMF and the EU are reported to oppose the framework, the EU citing money-laundering and security risks. An earlier Shqiptarja headline on a draft said senior state officials would be excluded; whether the final law contains that exclusion was not checked.
Key facts
- EUR 313 million of liabilities erased (tax administration, as reported 10 July 2026)
- 121,630 taxpayers benefited to date
- Scope: liabilities since 2014, including customs debts
- Law No. 86/2025 cited by one source
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (1)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- Erasure figures published by the tax administration, as reported by media
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationMoney-laundering risk as flagged by the EU and critics
Allegations and who made them (2)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationMoney-laundering risk (EU concern as reported)
- AllegationRisk to macroeconomic stability (IMF as reported)
Open questions (3)
- Full list of beneficiaries
- Whether official-level beneficiaries are documented
- Original IMF and EU documents not retrieved
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Government says it will push the measure through (Tirana Times search summary, undated)
Figures
Money trail →Tax, customs and social-contribution liabilities erased under the amnesty law
€313,000,000
Incomplete figureotherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Figure as stated by the tax administration via Albanian Daily News; a 'to date' figure, process ongoing. This is forgone revenue, not a loss estimate. Incomplete.
Date: 10 Jul 2026 · Payer: Taxpayers (beneficiaries) · Payee: State (forgone revenue)
- 121,630 taxpayers have benefited to date (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · 10 Jul 2026 · journalism · EN
Timeline
Full timeline →Government
Tax administration reports EUR 313m of liabilities erased under the amnesty law
121,630 taxpayers benefited to date; IMF and EU criticism reported.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Albanian Daily News
- Date
- 10 Jul 2026
- Publisher
- Eurofast
- Date
- 22 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Exit.al
- Date
- unknown