The National Assembly approved, by unanimity, to keep the 9% VAT rate until the end of 2022, in the sectors affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The lower VAT rate concerns the restaurant business, sports halls, books and some baby products. For the first time, an amendment to a tax law was voted at two readings simultaneously. This was done because the amendments have to come into effect as of 1 January, 2022.
The weather on Monday will be mostly sunny. In the morning hours, mainly in Eastern Bulgaria, there will be low cloudiness or fog, which will reduce and dissipate by noon. A light to moderate wind will blow from the west-northwest. The minimum..
At 4 a.m. this morning Bulgaria switched to winter (astronomical) time. The hands of mechanical clocks had to be turned back an hour and show 3 o'clock. Most computers and mobile phones did this automatically. The so-called winter time is what we..
The Bulgarians in Auckland, New Zealand were the first to cast their vote in the early parliamentary elections , Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry announced. Because of the time difference, the polling station there opened its doors last night at 9:00 p.m...
The turnout reached 28.5% by 5 p.m., Gallup International Balkan reported. By 3:00 p.m., voter turnout in the..
As of 4pm, the average turnout across the country was 26.25%, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC). This was announced at a briefing by..
Participants from Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Turkiye, Serbia and North Macedonia under the age of 20 will participate in the Balkan Climbing Championship..
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