The additional activity will increase the number of workers by several hundreds. Another Caritas representative said that future plans on the project will also cover agriculture , particularly vineyards.
Godo states that the price of monthly public transportation cards will also be increased. The ticket for an urban bus service will be five leks instead of three , thus denoting a percent increase. While the price of a monthly card will be percent higher. A total of 9, agricultural appliances are presently functioning in the Albanian agriculture that counts , peasant families , each possessing a little more than one hectare of land.
Thanks to loans granted by the Albanian State Bank and various banks , and through private traders as well , during the last two years some 1, tractors and 2, minitractors and cultivators have been brought to Albania from Germany , Italy , Britain , Greece , and other countries.
Economic aid for one family member has been given to 1, families , for two family members to 1, families , three members to 1, families , four members to 2, families and so on. Tapir Numani , head of this office , said that 25 persons are being qualified at a private firm specializing in the production of bread and biscuits.
Every worker will receive 5, leks for three months with the condition that the firm 's owner will employ 70 percent of the workers trained there. At present , some 16, persons are receiving social assistance in Berat. The minimal wages , including the auxiliary sectors of state administration , will have a l00 -percent increase , thus a monthly salary of 2, leks.
