A new draft law on the state budget for 2025 will be submitted to the Council of Ministers by 14 February, along with draft laws on the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund and the State Social Insurance Fund. This was promised by Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova at the meeting of the Joint Governance Council. According to the Finance Ministry's analysis, the state budget deficit for the first quarter of 2025 will be around BGN 3.634 bn. (EUR 1.858 billion).
During the budget debate, the Council discussed the implementation of a number of measures to combat the grey economy and agreed not to cut public sector wages and social benefits and not to raise taxes. Bulgaria's entry into the euro area remains a priority.
Bulgaria cannot intervene in the espionage case against Bulgarian citizens in the UK. This was stated by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov during parliamentary question time, in response to a question from the Velichie party. "Criminal justice is carried..
More than 42% of Bulgarians are concerned about the development of artificial intelligence. According to a quick survey on the topic by the Myara agency, published by BTA, 37 percent of those surveyed said they were not familiar with..
Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil met yesterday with Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad - Chief Advisor to King Abdullah II for Religious and Cultural Affairs, the Bulgarian Patriarchate reported. The prince is part of the official delegation of..
Housekeepers (76%), cooks (68%), receptionists (57%), waiters (50%), bar tenders (26%) and technical staff (23%) are in demand most for the tourist..
The upgrade of the Bulgarian supercomputer Discoverer has been completed successfully, and the machine now has new systems capable of additional..
On Thursday there will be significant cloudiness with rain showers. The lowest temperature will slightly rise and will be between 4°..
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