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The health insurance contribution remains 8% of the gross salary

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Bulgaria’s National Assembly has officially adopted the 2022 budget of the Health Insurance Fund. Slightly above EUR 3 billion were allocated to the Health Insurance Fund. The health insurance contribution remains 8% of the gross salary. A 10% tax will be levied on social expenditure, icluding meal vouchers, provided in kind to employees and persons employed under management and control contracts.

Fees for municipal nurseries and kindergartens will be abolished. Thus, nursery and kindergarten services will be free of charge as of April 1.




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