Tourism increased salaries by 21% during 2025 - What were the effects of the plan? 873 violations of tax legislation were found
The state budget has benefited from increased revenues from the sectoral anti-informality plan in the field of tourism undertaken during 2025, which is continuing throughout this year.
According to official tax data from the comparison of fiscalization data, it is noted that for the period August 2025 compared to August 2024, a 20% increase in sales was recorded and an 18% increase for the period June-August 2025 compared to June - August 2024.
From the comparison of data from VAT declarations, it is noted that for the period August 2025 compared to August 2024, there was an increase in turnover of 21% and an increase of 34% in the amount paid, while for the period June - August 2025 compared to June - August 2024, an increase in turnover of 16% and an increase of 33% in the amount paid was recorded.
A comparison of payroll data for the period August 2024 - August 2025 shows an increase in the number of employees by 6% and an increase in gross salary for contributions by 21%.
While around 246 taxpayers were registered for VAT liability during the period May - September 2025.
Violations identified during the tourism plan, ranked by the highest number of types of violations, result in failure to issue invoices; Goods without tax invoices; Undeclared employees; Seizure of computer units, etc.
The Directorate of Verification and Coordination in the Field at the General Directorate of Taxes, during the tourist season for the period June-September 2025, has carried out 680 verifications where 873 violations of tax legislation were identified in the amount of 69.3 million lek, of which: A total of 84 computer units in 64 entities have been seized; 8 entities have been blocked for not issuing invoices for the second time. The largest violations are in the central region.
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