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More money for medics and police in new budget

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Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has announced that he guarantees the state would have money no matter who ruled. In his web profile, Borissov said he had instructed Minister of Social Affairs Denitsa Sacheva and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev, along with coalition partner United Patriots, to amend the budget between first and second reading. 

In 2021, doctors will receive an additional 300 euros per month. The nurses will receive 180 euros more and ward assistants - 60. The measure affects 50,000 people and will cost over 121 million euros. The salaries of the employees in the Ministry of Interior are raised by 15%, for which another 118 million euros are planned. More than 73 million euros have been planned for increasing child allowance, BTA reported.



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