Half of the annual income of every Bulgarian is returned to the treasury as a personal tax burden. This is what calculations of economists from the Institute for Market Economics show. Tax and social security burden of every working Bulgarian reaches 45 percent of what they earn working, experts say. Add municipal taxes to that and the percentage becomes close to 50%. The heaviest burden comes from insurance, VAT and excise duty.
A joint contingent of officers from Bulgaria, Austria, Romania and Hungary has begun work that will strengthen the security of Bulgaria's border with Türkiye, which is now external to Schengen . Minister of the Interior of Romania - Cătălin Predoiu,..
Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar) has announced that the sulphur-laden Vezhen, released by the Swedish authorities, will stop in Denmark for repairs and then continue its voyage to South America - Uruguay and Argentina - with minor crew changes...
The government will request an extraordinary convergence report to assess Bulgaria's readiness to join the eurozone. This is what Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov told journalists in Brussels, quoted by BTA. He confirmed that joining the eurozone..
Some of the existing mobile networks in Bulgaria will be switched off in 2025. The Chairman of the Communications Regulation Commission, Ivan..
For the third consecutive year, the Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in New York hosted the annual alumni meeting of the American..
During the night, fog and low clouds will persist in the plains and valleys. The lowest temperatures in most areas will range from 0°C to 5°C, for..
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