Hoti to Kurti: Only four in ten people are employed, while the cost of living has doubled

LDK MP Avdullah Hoti has challenged Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s statements about reducing wage inequality.

Hoti said that, despite Kurti’s claims, only four in ten working-age people are employed. The situation is even worse for women and young people, he said.

He stressed that these indicators have not changed over the past five years, even though millions of euros have been spent on employment schemes and subsidies.

Other problems he raised include the sharp rise in the cost of living, difficulties facing domestic production, and the lack of health insurance.

“What reduction in inequality is he talking about?” Hoti wrote.

He listed figures that, he said, show the reality:

Only 4 in 10 working-age people are employed.

Of every 10 working-age women, only 3 have a job.

Among every 10 young people aged 15–24, only 3 are employed.

Half of the working-age population is not part of the labor market.

According to Hoti, these figures have remained unchanged over the past five years, despite millions of euros spent on employment schemes and subsidies that have not delivered real, long-term results.

He also claimed that the cost of living has nearly doubled over the past five years, while health insurance remains nowhere in sight. At the same time, domestic production is in crisis and prices for imported food continue to rise.

“So what reduction in inequality is he talking about?” Hoti concluded.