Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Minister of Finance: Bulgaria is able to cope with upcoming crises

Photo: BGNES

Bulgaria is able to cope with the coming crises without higher budget deficit. This is what caretaker Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev said in parliament.

He presented the parameters of the budget update for the current year. It envisages that by the end of 2021 the budget will have 1.074 billion euros more than previously planned revenues, as EUR 980 million will be provided for more expenses to address the pandemic wave. 220 million euros will be provided to aid the business and 171 million euros are earmarked for healthcare.

The debates on the update of the state budget continue on Friday, BNR reporter Marta Mladenova informed.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Pamporovo ski resort opens for the winter season

The Pamporovo ski resort in the Rhodope Mountains opens its 2024/2025 winter season today. Tourism Minister Evtim Miloshev is expected to attend the official ceremony at Studenets Square. The opening comes just one day before the Bulgarian University..

published on 12/7/24 7:35 AM

Cloudy and rainy weekend, snow in the mountains

On Saturday, minimum temperatures will range from 2 to 7°C, in Sofia - 2°C.  Snow will fall in north-western Bulgaria and in the mountains. There will be blizzard conditions on the mountain passes. Rain will fall in central and eastern Bulgaria, with..

published on 12/6/24 7:05 PM

MEP Andrey Novakov: We are fully prepared for Schengen by land as of 1 January

“Bulgaria is fully prepared to be a full-fledged and secure member of the Schengen area as of 1 January,” MEP Andrey Novakov said at a press conference at the Bulgarian news agency BTA in Vidin. Before the briefing, together with caretaker..

published on 12/6/24 5:57 PM