Bulgaria’s Ministry of Finance published the draft bill of the country’s state budget for 2019. The budget is projected at real GDP growth of 3.7%, annual average inflation of 3%, unemployment rate of 4.8%.
The Finance Ministry is planning a deficit to the tune of 0.5% from the GDP. The public debt continues to decrease. Next year the authorities are not planning to make bond emissions on foreign markets. More money will be given for education, social policies and defense. All budget enterprises will receive 10% more money for salaries and social security contributions. The salaries in the education sphere will increase with 20%. The successful absorption of the EU finds remains among the top proprieties of the government. The money allotted under various EU funds and programmes helps the country reach a sustainable economic growth, higher employment, better social inclusion and territorial cohesion and build a competitive and innovative economy.
Fewer and fewer Bulgarians living abroad send their children to Sunday schools where Bulgarian language and culture are taught, said Veneta Nenkova, founder of the Bulgarian school ''Asen and Iliya Peykovi'' in Rome, in an interview with the BNR’s..
Bulgarian MPs are discussing a third vote of no confidence in the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov, BTA reports. According to the initiators from Vazrazhdane, the cabinet has failed in its financial policy. “The cabinet is..
With a majority of 197 votes and eight “abstentions”, the MPs accepted the resignation of the former co-chairman of “We Continue the Change” Kiril Petkov as an MP. He took political responsibility for the corruption scandal in..
Security agencies in Bulgaria, DANS (State Agency for National Security) and GDBOP (General Directorate Combating Organized Crime), are carrying out an..
On Thursday, the lowest temperatures will range from 13°C to 20°C, 16°C in Sofia. It will be sunny during the day and hot in the afternoon. There will..
The Sultanate of Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, will visit Bulgaria from 2 to 4 July 2025 at the invitation of his..
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