Prime Minister Edi Rama said today that the government is thinking about an extraordinary tax only for uncultivated land.
In a meeting with the tourist operators in Peshkopi, Rama said that "farmers cannot keep the land uncultivated, or they have to work it or rent it, otherwise they will pay a fortune as the whole world does".
"At the point where we started, with 120 million euros of exports and we will reach half a billion this year. But who makes these half a billion exports anywhere in Europe, in America, everywhere? Does the government? People do. Of course we support as much as we can. Agriculture is not only not dying, but agriculture is moving with small but sure steps and the accounts show us. The market wants this kind of apple and not that apple, and meanwhile he throws away the apple and makes fun of the satellites while that neighbor sells his own apples outside and uses the satellites and he should normally complain. No, he goes and leases satellite services overseas for apples, count. So, this is a very big difficulty because a very continuous obstacle is placed", said Rama.