The leadership of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) insists that a national subsistence wage be introduced in Bulgaria, with the minimum wage in the country reaching at least 80% of the subsistence wage by 2027. According..
A little over 1,450 Leva is the sum needed per month by an individual living in a one-person household, and a total of 2,616 Leva for the monthly upkeep of a three-member household - as is the most widespread model in Bulgaria at the moment (two..
The annual inflation in Bulgaria slowed down significantly in January, 2024, down to 3.8% from 4.7% a month earlier, the National Statistical Institute says. This is the lowest inflation level for the country since August 2021. Month-to-month,..
The net monthly income needed to support a working person in a one-person household in Bulgaria reached BGN 1,216 (621 euro) in March . This is BGN 157 (80 euro) more than in March 2021, according to the data of the Confederation of Independent Trade..
The budgets of Bulgaria’s households have been subject to significant price pressure. “Not so long ago, we could go shopping with EUR 10-15. Now, we spend twice more on the same products and our salaries have not seen any increase at all”,..
A Eurostat analysis of the financial characteristics of consumption of households in the EU indicates that what Bulgarians spent most on, in their consumer basket in 2017, was food. Food accounts for almost one third of Bulgarians’ total..
