PM Petkov: Stealing from the Bulgarian Taxpayer is something this Government will Not Allow

Petkov's cabinet faces a no-confidence vote

Kiril Petkov's government is facing its biggest test so far - the National Assembly will discuss a vote of no confidence in the cabinet today and will vote on it on Wednesday or Thursday. It depends on the decision whether Petkov will remain in power after the withdrawal of "There Is Such a People" from the ruling coalition and the loss of a parliamentary majority, or whether the constitutional procedure for forming a new government within this parliament will be launched.

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov demanded the floor and rejected from the rostrum everything addressed by the former ruling critics.

He stressed that in his six months in power, the cabinet has ruled in a situation incomparable to all its predecessors, war, global inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic and soaring energy prices. He explicitly emphasized that GERB is aware that the prices of energy sources are the cause of the inflation brought into the country, but they deliberately keep it secret.

Petkov reported that the government has managed to provide assistance to citizens and businesses, keeping the deficit to 4.1%, and government debt is declining and according to Eurostat Bulgaria is the third country in the European Union with the lowest debt. He described as untrue the statement that the state was left without money and pointed out that there were 9.3 billion in the reserve. He pointed out that reputable financial institutions such as Fitch and Standard & Poor's give Bulgaria a positive credit rating.

The Prime Minister stressed that European funds had been unblocked in a few months and the Reconstruction and Sustainability Plan worth 13 billion euros had been launched, without closing the coal-fired...