We are moving towards the option of not having a quickly adopted budget for 2025, Lachezar Bogdanov, chief economist from the Institute for Market Economics, told BNR.
In presenting the institute's alternative state budget, the researcher said the 3% deficit limit was high. When you have tax revenue growth of over 12%, obviously the economy is doing well. The problem is the spending, he said. "There will be more spending for 2025 as well. It's not about cutting, it's about containing this spending growth," the economist said, calling for ambitions to be aligned with the macroeconomic environment.
Bulgaria will meet the price stability criterion for joining the eurozone without the need for subjective calculations, said the Institute for Market Economics (IME), which refers to inflation data in recent months. Following a positive..
In the first quarter of 2025, the average quarterly total income per household member in Bulgaria was BGN 3,271 (€1,672), marking a 15.2% increase compared to the same period in 2024. This data comes from the Household Budget Survey by the National..
Bulgaria's main trading partners are Germany, Romania, Italy, Greece and France, which account for 62.5% of exports to EU Member States, according to NSI data. In February, exports of goods from this country to the EU decreased by..
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