In the fourth quarter of 2020, the average monthly salary in Bulgaria reached 735 euros and marked a rise of 4.7% compared to the previous quarter , data by the National Statistical Institute show. The spheres with the largest rise..
Bulgarians plan to set aside 25% of their monthly income, or an average of 269 euros per household, for Christmas holiday expenses. This is shown by the data from the international survey Christmas Barometer 2020, in which nearly 20,000 households from..
Nearly 300,000 jobs have been preserved in Bulgaria since the beginning of 2020 due to measures and schemes negotiated between the social partners between March and October. However, other 103,000 jobs were lost. The people at risk of..
One of the biggest trade unions in Bulgaria- the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) has backed the demands of the protesters. The syndicate points out that the problems which have not been solved for years and have been..
The average aggregate income per household member for the first quarter of 2020 was EUR 875 , an increase of 12.7% compared to the same period of 2019. Salaries account for the biggest share of incomes - 58.5%, followed by pensions -..
The Bulgarians spend under 30% of their incomes on food, data of the National Statistical Institute show. In the past 10 years food costs decreased at the expense of higher spending on taxes and social security. Meanwhile, food costs rose by 41%,..
In 2018 the real annual income per household member amounted to EUR 3,014, which was 7.6% more as compared to the previous year. In the past ten years (2009-2018) the total income per capita increased 1.6 times, the National Statistical Institute..
At the 10 th congress of the Podkrepa Confederation of Labour, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said he expected the increased revenues from the fight against contraband to allow for one more 10 percent rise in incomes next year. For years we..
The 10 per cent rise of income in Bulgaria since the beginning of 2019 will be offset by the expected inflation growth, financial analyst Tsvetomir Tsachev told the BNR. According to him, the higher prices of utilities and goods, the incomes of..
The state has proposed to reduce next year the compensation for the first three days of sick leave, paid by the employer, from 70 to 50% of the normal wage. Money for mothers will be raised next year - from the current 170 euros to a level of 190 euros...
