“We have a calm market at the moment. But what is worrying people and making them nervous is the fact that incomes are lagging behind,” says Vladimir Ivanov, chairman of the Commodity Exchange and Wholesale Markets State Commission. He says there is..
Bulgaria is leading European country in terms of wage growth, but remains the last in the EU in terms of income. A survey of 350 companies in the country, delivered by a consultancy firm, found that more than half of employers have increased wages..
The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) will insist on a real increase in incomes before 2024, union leader Plamen Dimitrov said in Varna. According to him, next year the average salary should reach the..
The average annual salary for men is 20,515 BGN (10,489 EUR), and for women - 16,880 BGN (8,630 EUR) . This is shown in the Report on the equality of women and men in Bulgaria for 2022, published for public discussion on the website of the Ministry of..
Between first and second reading of the 2023 state budget, GERB-SDS will submit proposals for pay rises in various sectors to the tune of nearly BGN 200 million (EUR 100 million). According to the Deputy Chairperson of the..
Members of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) protested in front of the official entrance of the parliament. The protest is held under the motto "For Fair Incomes in Budget 2023". The protesters want to meet with the MPs..
Police officers will hold a symbolic warning protest today demanding higher wages. They insist on an increase of their salaries by at least 10%, which, however, is not included in the draft budget of the state, explained Valentin Popov, chairman of the..
The trade union federation of employees in the Ministry of the Interior has announced readiness for protests and has called for a minimum of 10 percent rise in basic salaries to be set in the draft state budget for the current..
Bulgaria remains the country of the EU with the lowest incomes, and this problem was actually made worse by the series of crises – first the pandemic, then Russia’s war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, and all this crystallizing into a “cost of living..
The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) expects, in the new budget for 2023, an increase in the pay of all those working in the budget sphere , which will compensate for the inflation in Bulgaria. According to the..
