The increased pressure of the Bulgarian government on the Russian companies operating in Bulgaria has caused Lukoil to start a procedure for the sale of its Burgas-based oil refinery, Bulgarian Finance Minister Assen Vassilev told the Financial Times. There are already "signs of interest" from a potential buyer. Only after the deal is completed will the profit tax for the refinery be reduced from 60% to 15%.
The draft budget for 2025 proposes a deficit of 3%. The mid-term budgetary forecast targets a deficit of 3% up until 2028. The government debt is to increase to EUR 41.57 billion by 2028. The size of pension insurance is to be preserved in..
In 2025, the National Health Insurance Fund will be able to spend 1.2 billion leva (EUR 613 million) more on insured individuals, the draft budget of its Supervisory Board envisages. The health insurance contribution remains 8% of the insurable..
Bulgaria will meet the final criterion of price stability for entry into the eurozone by January. After that, politicians are in charge, Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev has told BNT. "Politicians must try to get the..
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