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Finance Minister: The budget has serious structural problems

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Serious structural problems in the state budget have been revealed by the caretaker Minister of Finance Asen Vassilev, BNR reported. "Money must be withdrawn from a variety of places in order to finance the continuing needs of health care, the business of rehabilitation, as well as to support retirees," Vassilev said at a briefing. He announced that at the moment over BGN 1.164 million /EUR 595 millio/ have been spent from the state budget, EUR 810 million /EUR 414 million/ of which for unforeseen expenses, including unforeseen expenses for churches.
Business support measures will be presented next week, he said.



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