Bulgaria’s Premier Kiril Petkov called the anti-crisis measures amounting to EUR 1 billion “unprecedented”. The new measures will be included in the amendment of the state budget. The cabinet is expected to approve the measures at today’s sitting. Later, the Bulgarian National Assembly is to vote the anti-crisis measures.
Pensions are expected to increase with 10%. The Covid-19 supplement to the tune of EUR 30 will be included in the pensions as well. Drivers of vehicles with Bulgarian registration plates will be able to get a discount of 13 Eurocents per liter of petrol or diesel. The excise duty on electricity and gas will be abolished. The authorities will reduce VAT on central heating to 9% and VAT on bread to 0%. Bulgarian families will be able to claim tax relief for children. The budget deficit will be 4.1% of the GDP.
Precipitation will stop by Thursday night and the weather will be clear on Friday morning. There will be light northwesterly winds in the eastern parts of the country. The weather will be calm in the rest of the country. It will be mostly sunny..
Nearly 60% of parents pay for private tutoring for their children. The main reason why students have to take extra lessons is poor-quality preparation at school, which is not sufficient for applying for high school or university. This is shown by a..
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will immediately return the second government- forming mandate , DPS Co-chairman Delyan Peevski told journalists. He added that the country is heading towards new elections. "The second mandate..
Sunday will be sunny and hot. There will be weak to moderate northeasterly wind. Temperatures will continue to rise and the highest..
If a referendum was held on whether to continue the country's membership in NATO, 59% of Bulgarians would answer affirmatively,..
The new Bulgarian Patriarch, Daniil, has spoken out in favour of reconciliation within the Orthodox churches. "There is a broken communion between..
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