Prevalent public opinion is categorically in favour of a progressive taxation system, i.e. lower tax rates for the poor and higher rates for the well-off, indicate the results of a national survey conducted by Market Links. At the moment the taxation system in this country is regressive – people who are poorer pay higher taxes, and people who are richer - lower taxes because the insurable earnings ceiling is 1,300 euro per month with no tax on earnings in excess of this sum. 94.5 percent of respondents say that economic inequality is a problem for Bulgaria. The flat tax system, i.e. a single tax rate for all incomes, has the support of a mere 20 percent of people whereas a progressive tax system is supported by around 50 percent.
Bulgaria ranks last in the EU with just 12 priests per 100,000 people. There are more than 8,000 churches and monasteries in the country, or 10 times more temples than clergy, according to the latest national census of 2021. 51.4%..
North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that the rights of Bulgarians in North Macedonia were respected, but the same could not be said about the "Macedonian minority" in Bulgaria, BGNES reports. At a meeting at Johns..
The leadership of "Yes, Bulgaria" party proposes a plan for the coalition "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" (PP-DB) to test the readiness for reforms in the 50th National Assembly, if there was willingness to participate in..
Wednesday will be hot and sunny. There will be clouds in the afternoon, but rain will only fall in parts of Eastern Bulgaria and in the mountains...
The National Museum of Literature celebrates 174 years since the birth of Ivan Vazov. The celebration also marks the round anniversary of the first..
The start of the major repair of the Danube Bridge near Ruse is the reason for a serious conversation about the connectivity between..
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