Description of methods and sources for Albania - INSTAT

IPA 2009 Multi-beneficiary StatisticalCooperation ProgrammeCoefficient of expansion of the selected farmsCEfarmNnWhere N is the total number of farm with activity on selected segment on strata x ofprefecture;and n is the number of farmsRatio of farmer’s land in the selected segment of his total landRatio Segment areaTotal areaWhere Segment area includes land in segment and Total area is the total area of thefarmer.So the coefficient of expansion is:CECEsegmentCfarmRatio3.1.6.2.4.2 Other statistical and administrative data sources (VAT declaration)Value added tax (VAT) data are used as a supplementary source of data forenterprises which do not supply annual SBS or BS data. At present INSTAT onlyreceives from tax authorities the data items from VAT forms relating to the turnover.By the agreement with the Tax Administration, INSTAT obtained access toindividual data of monthly value added tax reports of VAT units. VAT database isalso important for the estimation of non-reporting units in accounting data sources.The Treasury Department of Ministry of Finances collects all public revenuesincluding taxes and social security contributions. Data shows current revenues ofcentral and local government and of social security funds and the data are availableon quarterly and annual basis.For import duties and taxes on import, data from the customs statements are used.The Customs Administration is also responsible for collecting excise duties and databy type of excise are available to INSTAT on a monthly basis. The customsstatement is also the source for VAT collected on imports.32/236