The 2023 state budget does not tighten belts and does not cut social costs, Bulgaria’s Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev said for the BNR. We manage to collect taxes and maintain social spending without raising taxes. We inherited from the caretaker cabinet a deficit of EUR 600 million at the end of May, and in June there is a surplus of EUR 100 million, Assen Vassilev explained.
The targeted GDP growth of 1.8% will be achieved. There are no concerns that the budget deficit will exceed 3%. "The budget framework is going to withstand unless a second Chernobyl happens at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Any requests for wage increases lead to new demands. Money should not be poured into unreformed sectors. If MPs support pay rises in some sectors, that is their decision”, Minister Vassilev added.
''Only two bridges connect Bulgaria and Romania along our 475-kilometer shared river border – this is a transport shortfall and a new 'Iron Curtain' within the European Union'', said Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and..
On Friday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be from 6 to 11°C, in Sofia – 7°C. During the day, it will be cloudy over most of the country. In the afternoon, rain will begin in Western Bulgaria, in the mountains above 2,000 meters - snow, and..
The government of South Africa is introducing a visa-free regime for Bulgarian citizens holding ordinary passports for stays of up to 90 days , the Embassy of Bulgaria in Pretoria announced on its Facebook page. “We express our gratitude to the..
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