The Bulgarian National Assembly has started discussions on the draft state budget for 2016. Summing up its main parameters before the budget and economic committees of the parliament, Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov pointed out that the expected true GDP growth next year would be close to the average European levels and is planned to reach some 2.1 percent. The government also expects deficit reduction from a level of 3.1 percent to 2.1 percent. The current income policy will be preserved, it was reported. It envisages a rise of the minimum monthly salary to 210 euro, starting January 1, 2016, the Finance Minister added.
More than 550,000 people received support last year under the European programme Food and Basic Material Assistance – packages of staple foods and nine kinds of sanitary items. Almost 70,000 people from 232 municipalities have availed..
During an operation of the General Directorate Combating Organised Crime under the leadership and supervision of the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office and the National Revenue Agency, a criminal group involved in tax crimes and money..
A list of over 10 unfair trade practices that must be stopped will be handed over to representatives of all parliamentary groups. Among them are high mark-ups, hidden fees of retail chains, inequality between Bulgarian and imported..
Education must make children not only knowledgeable but also good people, said Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev at a meeting with His..
In Plovdiv, experts discuss issues of the food industry, in accordance with the most up-to-date requirements of the Bulgarian and European regulatory..
On February 19th, the day when Bulgarians worldwide commemorate 152 years since the passing of the Apostle of Freedom, Vasil Levski, Bulgaria’s National..
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