The Democratic Party has denounced another case which, according to it, is related to the use of Albanian money. DP MP, Klevis Balliu, during a statement to the media, raised accusations against the Albanian military industry promoted by Prime Minister Rama, thus questioning the production of 40 vehicles presented as "Made in Albania".
Balliu said that when citizens raised the question of how Toyota, Land Cruiser or MAN vehicles can be called Albanian production, the prime minister did not provide any economic explanation. The democratic deputy referred to the company's official balance sheet, claiming that Timak Defence was established on August 4, 2025 and at the end of December had only 14 employees. According to him, the company had a payroll of about 5.8 million lek for five months, while long-term assets, which include machinery and equipment, amounted to only about 146 thousand lek.
According to him, the real investment in production capacities is almost zero, while millions of Albanian taxes have entered the company's accounts. Finally, Balliu called on SPAK to investigate this scheme to the end, to verify the manner of awarding contracts, the elimination of competition, the use of the public company KAYO and any element that may constitute a violation of the law.
Statement by DP MP, Klevis Balliu:
For some time now, Edi Rama has been trying to sell Albanians the next deception, presenting as the 'Albanian military industry' what in fact looks like another affair built with taxpayers' money.
With daily propaganda, the Prime Minister promotes 40 military vehicles as 'Made in Albania', claiming that Albania has entered the military vehicle manufacturing industry through a partnership between the public company KAYO and Rony Yefet's private company Timak Defence. But Edi Rama's propaganda clashes with the facts.
When citizens raised the simple question of how Toyota, Land Cruiser or MAN vehicles can be called Albanian production, the prime minister did not provide any economic explanation. He chose propaganda and attacks on critics. But in economics, propaganda has no value. Only facts have value. If a country produces, this is proven by the added value that is created through labor, capital and technology.
Let's look at the facts. According to the official balance sheet, Timak Defence was established on August 4, 2025. At the end of December, the company had only 14 employees and a total payroll of 5.8 million lek, or about 61 thousand euros for five months.
This means that the average wage fund is only 12 thousand euros per month, while the average gross salary per employee is about 860 euros. So, according to the company's own balance sheet, the entire value added from work in Albania is only 12 thousand euros per month, or about 150 thousand euros per year.
These are not the figures of a military industry. These are the figures of a small business. Equally significant is the productive capital. The official balance sheet shows that the company's long-term assets, i.e. machinery, equipment and production lines, are only 146 thousand lekë, or about 1,500 euros. Yes, only 1,500 euros of productive assets.
With 1,500 euros, a military vehicle factory is not built. With 1,500 euros, armored vehicles are not produced. With 1,500 euros, an industry that Edi Rama sells as national pride is not created. Meanwhile, the company turns out to have over 10.5 million euros in short-term assets, created mainly from prepayments received through contracts with the Albanian state.
So, the real investment in production capacities is almost zero, while millions of Albanian taxes have entered the company's accounts. This is why the Democratic Party raises serious doubts that we are not dealing with an industrial success story, but with a scheme built to eliminate competition and guarantee privileged profits with citizens' money.
Instead of the Albanian army being supplied through open international tenders, where companies compete for the best price and quality, the government has created a mechanism where a favored company appears as a 'producer', while its balance sheets do not even reflect the minimal capacities of a manufacturing industry.
This is not industrialization. This is the industrialization of corruption. Edi Rama is not building Albanian industry. He is building monopolies with Albanian money and then selling them as success stories.
Every time a government replaces competition with privilege, the market with clientelism, and production with propaganda, the loser is the Albanian citizen. The Democratic Party demands the immediate publication of all contracts concluded between KAYO, Timak Defence and state institutions, as well as full transparency on the method of selecting this company, the value of the contracts, and the source of financing.
We call on SPAK to investigate this scheme to the end, to verify the manner of awarding contracts, the elimination of competition, the use of the public company KAYO and any element that may constitute a violation of the law. Albanians do not need propaganda spectacles and recycled lies.
They need a government that builds real industry, not facades; that creates jobs, not monopolies; that respects citizens' taxes, not uses them to feed the clients of power. Balance sheets don't lie. Figures don't lie. They show that behind Edi Rama's propaganda lies another affair that deserves a full investigation and political and legal responsibility.
