1. OPERATION WITHOUT SUBSIDIES IN TIRANA :
Regional Public Transport Seminar
Contracting, Financing and Corporate Management in public transport
OPERATION WITHOUT SUBSIDIES IN TIRANA :
ACHIEVEMENT OR NIGHTMARE
Hazbi PARLLAKU
Skopje, 13 October 2011

2. Urban Lines in Tirana

3. Public Transport of Passengers in Tirana
Inventari i Autobusave
Bus inventory
Autobusa 2-3 akse ( vende) , cope, qe sipas tipeve rezultojne:
IVECO……………………….33 %,
MAN ……………………….13.2 %
ZONDA……………………10.5 %
EURORIDER+DAF………9
Mosha mesatare e autobuzave ……………..10.7
The total buses with 2 or 3 axis (capacity: seat)…….290, that various types of bus production resulting:
IVECO……………………….33 %,
MAN ……………………….13.2 %
ZONDA…………………….10.5 %
EURORIDER+DAF…….…9 %
Average age of buses: 10.7 year;

4. Contract arrangements
Operime ne linjat qytetes, nje operator nje linje.
Periudha e kontrates 5 vjet.
Mosha e autobusave ne perdorim jo me shume se 10 vitesh.
Autobusat te mundesojne sherbimin komfort dhe cilesi te sherbimeve te standarteve Euopian.
Operations in urban lines, one operator in a line;
Contract duration: 5 years;
Average age of buses in operation: at least 10 years;
Buses ought to offer comfort and a service with good quality based on European standards.

5. Legislation of Public Transport
Ligji nr.8308, datë , “Për transportet rrugore”, i ndryshuar me ligjet nr.8908 ne 2002; nr.9373, ne2005 dhe nr.9760, ne 2007.
Ligji nr.8378, datë , “Kodi Rrugor i Republikës së Shqipërisë, me ndryshimet ne 2001;2004 dhe ne 2007.
Ligji nr.8652, datë , “Për organizimin dhe funksionimin e qeverisjes vendore”, të ndryshuar me ligjin nr.9208, datë
Ligji nr.7581, datë , "Për çmimet dhe tarifat", të ndryshuar me ligjet nr.7646, datë ; nr.7817, datë dhe nr.7898, datë
Vendimi i Keshillit te Ministrave nr.637, datë , “Për ndryshimin e tarifave të transportit qytetas të udhëtarëve” të miratuara me vendimin nr.146, datë ”
Law number 8308, dated “Road Transport” amended with law 8908, dated ; law no.9373 dated ; law no.9760 dated ;
Law number 8378, dated “Road Code of Republic of Albania” amended with law nr.8738, dated ; law nr dated ; law nr.9808, dated ;
Law nr.8652, dated , “Organisation and functioning of local governement” amended with law nr.9208, dated ;
Law nr.7581, dated , “Prices and tariffs”, amended with law nr.7646, dated ; law nr.7817, dated ; law nr.7898, dated ;
Decision nr.637, dated , of Council of Ministers “Changing of tariffs of public transport of passengers, approved by Decision nr 46, dated of Council of Ministers”;

6. Financing Public Transport
Burimet e Financimit
Sources of Financing
Te ardhurat nga udhetimet me biletat te shitura per nje udhetim, me tarife €.
Te ardhurat nga biletat e pajtimit mujore, abonet sipas llojeve te perdorimt te tyre:
tarife me linjat te vecante €
tarifa me linja te perziera…8.57 €
tarifat per studentet……….4.28 €
Te ardhura nga disa sherbime te tjera ndihmse, si reklamat,etc.
The revenues from one way tickets, with the price of 0.21 € ;
Revenues from monthly  tickets (abbonement),   according to their use:
Tariffs for one line: … €;
Tariffs for all lines:…… €;
Tariffs for students: €
Incomes from some auxiliary services, like promotions etc.

7. Economic and Financial Indicators of Operators of public transport of passengers in Tirana, on 2010
Te ardhurat……6.8 mln €,
Biletat nje perdorishme……. 55.8%,
Biletat shumeperdorimshe…43.3%.
Shpenzimet .…6.5 mln €,
Shpenzimet per karburante %
Fitimi Bruto ….0.3 Mln €,
3 here me pak nga planifikimi i preventivuar.
Investimet gjate viteve per blerjen e autobusave te rinje 7-8 mln € ne vit (ne total 19 mln Euro)
Incomes:…….6.8 million€:
One way tickets:……………55.8%
Reconciliation tickets:…..43.3%
Expenses:….6.5 million €
Expenses for fuel: 47-49%
Gross profit:..0.3 Million €
3 times less by prevision planning ;
Investments during the years   for the purchase of new buses are:  € 7-8 million per year (Totaling 19 million Euro)

8. Subsidy for Public Transport in Tirana
Para vitit 2004
Before 2004
Subvencioni, per periudhen e viteve planifikohej dhe miratohej nga Minisria e Transportit per transportin publik te udhetareve
Subvencion, i miratuar ne Planin vjetore te Buxhetit te shtetit i transferohej bashkive, me destinacion per te finanacuar operatoret e transportit urban.
Qysh prej vitit 2003 e deri tani, ne kuader te decentralizimit te pushtetit vendor, planifikimi dhe dhenia e subvencionit eshte ne komptence te bashkive.
Subsidy for the years   period was planned and approved from the Ministry of Transport for public transport of passengers;
Subsidy, approved in the annual State Budget transferred to municipalities, for the finance urban transport operators;
Since 2003 until now, in the framework for the decentralization of local government, planning and provision of subsidy is in the competence of municipalities.

9. Subsidy for Public Transport in Tirana
Situata aktuale e subvencionit.
Actual situation related with subsidy
Pas vitit 2004, asnje opertor privat qe sherben ne transportin publik ne Tirane nuk ka marre subvencionet, edhe pse eshte operuar me kontrate.
Hapsira ligjore per planifikimin dhe dhenien e subvencionit ekziston, nepermjet procesit te planifikimit nga ana e bashkive,se bashku me aktivitetin e pastrimit, te gjelberimit, etj duke u perfshire ne fondet grant qe jep Qeveria.
After 2004, no private operator performing this service has received a subsidy or a although operating under contract agreement;
Legal framework for planning and provision of subsidy exists, through the planning process by municipality, together with the activity of cleaning, greening, etc. These are included in grant funds that Government allocates for Municipality.

10. Subsidy for Public Transport in Tirana
Aktualititet
Actuality
Subvencioni i operatoreve private nuk eshte parashikuar dhe realizuar per vitin 2010 e 2011, edhe me :
Subvencion per kategorite e njerezve qe udhetojne pa pagese.
Subsidy of private operators is  not provided for 2010 and 2011, for:
1. Subsidy for all categories travelling free (i.e. disabled, etc).

11. Subsidy for Public Transport in Tirana
Actuality
Aktualititet
2. Subvencion per diferencen e cmimit te biletes.
3. Subvencion per diferencen e cmimit te abonimit mujor.
2. Subsidy for ticket price difference. 3. Subsidy for monthly ticket price difference.

12. Subsidy for Public Transport in Tirana
The necessity for subsidy
Domosdoshmeria e Subvencionit
Per mbulimin e kostose se transportit falas te qytetare te percaktuar me ligj si invalide, veterane, te verber, jetime dhe atyre me gjysem cmimi per studentet.
Per mbulimin e shpenzimeve te rritjes se takases se rregjistrimit vjetore te autobusave, te hyre ne fuqi ne Gushtin e vitit 2011.
1. To cover the cost of transport for citizens who profit free transport or reduced price. 2. To cover the cost of increasing annual taxes of registration for buses, approved in August 2011.

13. Subsidy for Public Transport in Tirana
Domosdoshmeria e Subvencionit
The necessity of subsidy
3. Per rritjen e cilesise se sherbimit ose te nivelit te standartit te sherbimit urban ne Tirane. Ku vitet e fundit per blejen e autobusave jane investuar rreth 19 Mln Euro. 4. Ne mungesen e investimeve per infrastrukturen per kalimin ne Linja te dedikuara “Bus Line”, heqjen e parkimeve ne akset kryesore,etj
3. To improve the quality of urban service in Tirana. Recently years for the purchase of new buses, the operators invested about 19 million EUR; 4. With the lack of investments for infrastructure and implementing dedicated bus lanes, removing the parings in the main axes of the road etc.

14. Subsidy for Public Transport in Tirana
Domosdoshmeria e Subvencionit
The necessity for subsidy
5. Mungesa e diferencimeve ne sistemin fiskal per TVSH,ne taksat doganore, ne cmimin e karburanteve dhe ne taksat e tjera vendore,et. Pesha specifika e shpenzimve te karbuantit e ka kaluar nvieln e 40 % te struktures se kostes.
5. The lack of differences in the V.A.T tax system, in customs system, in the price of fuel, local taxes, et. Specific percent of fuel expenses is over 40% of total structure of expenses.

15. Subsidy for Public Transport in Tirana
Me investimet e bere ne blerjen e autobusave te rinje dhe ngritja e taksave te mjeteve te transportin, ne lidhje me impaktin e mjedist per vitin 2011, treguesit financiar parashikohen teper te perkeqesuar e deri me humbje.
Subvencioni= Makth
Investments made to purchase the new buses and the incensement of taxes, related with the environmental aspect for 2011, financial indicators are highly worsened up to the loss.
Subsidy = Nightmare

16. Suggestion made by SHKTQ
 1. Mbeshtetje e vecante e zgjidhaj e kerkesave nga pushteti Qendror dhe Lokal per transportin publik ne Tirane.
2.Hartimin e nje masterplani te ri te transportit urban nga Bashkia e Tiranes.
3. Krijimin e terminaleve per autobusat e linjave rrethqytetse dhe nderqytetese, larg qendres, per te eliminuar konfuzionin ne rruget e Tiranes.
1 -Support from Central and Local Government for Public Transport in Tirana; 2 - Creating a new master plan for urban transport by Tirana Municipality; 3- The establishment of terminals for suburban buses and interurban buses, to eliminate traffic congestion on the streets of Tirana;

17. Faleminderit per Vemendjen
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Hazbi Parllaku
President, Albanian Association of Public Transport
Faleminderit per Vemendjen
Hazbi Parllaku
President i Shoqates Kombetare te Transportit Publik ne Tirane