The main priorities of the caretaker cabinet in the financial policy will be Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone and the stability of public finances, caretaker Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Lyudmila Petkova said at a briefing. It also became clear that Georgi Dimov is the new director of the National Customs Agency, replacing Petya Bankova, who is currently under investigation. Rumen Spetsov will continue to head the National Revenue Agency.
Minister Petkova stated that according to a check based on data from the Bulgarian National Bank, the fiscal reserve stands at 6.7 billion BGN (EUR 3.4 billion) as of April 8. According to information presented earlier by former Finance Minister Assen Vassilev, the fiscal reserve stood at 9.9 billion BGN (EUR 5 billion) as of March 29.
Of the money in the fiscal reserve, 4 billion BGN / EUR 2 billion/ is the Silver Fund (The State Fund for Guaranteeing the Stability of the State Pension System), and 2 billion BGN /EUR 1 billion/ are revenues for future periods, including the expected proceeds from the second tranche of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, Minister Petkova said.
On Wednesday, the lowest temperatures in the country will be between 8 and 13°C; in Sofia - about 9°C. After midnight, rainfalls across the country will stop. In the afternoon on May 1, it will rain again in the mountains. The..
Without debate and unanimously, MPs adopted amendments to the Gambling Act banning gambling advertising in the media. The only exception is the broadcast of the draws of the state-owned Bulgarian Sports Totalisator, under the Ministry of Youth and Sports...
The transition from Russian nuclear fuel from "TVEL" to the American fuel from "Westinghouse" will start in May with the loading of 43 cartridges in the reactor core of the fifth unit of the Kozloduy NPP. The process of replacing..
A new complex in the village of Samoranovo, which includes a prison without bars based on the Norwegian model, a training center for prison officers, etc...
On Tuesday, lows will be between 7 and 12°C, 8°C in Sofia. During the day, rain will start to decrease from the north to central and eastern Bulgaria,..
Bulgaria should further develop its approach to dealing with energy poverty and indicate concrete steps for its reduction - this is stated in the..
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