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Finance Ministry To Present Draft Budget Report
Bulgaria's Finance Ministry will present a report on the draft budget for 2015 and forecasts for 2016-2017 to the parliamentary budget committee.
The deadline for presenting the report expired on October 31, but due to the early elections, it was postponed.
Finance Ministry Reopens 7-Year Issue of EUR-Denominated Govt Securities
Bulgaria's Finance Ministry has reopened the 7 year issue of EUR denominated Government Securities (GS) issued on April 30, 2014 with maturity February 12, 2021.
At the auction held on November 24, 2014 GS to the amount of BGN 35 million were placed at an annual average weighted yield of 2.28%
Bulgarian Trade Union Seeks Minimum Wage Increase to BGN 400
The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) has demanded that retirement age remain unchanged in 2015.
CITUB President Plamen Dimitrov declared Monday that the trade union was ready to stage protests in the case of a government decision to change the retirement criteria in 2015.
Business In Bulgaria Pays Sixth Lowest Taxes In Europe - Survey
Bulgaria has the sixth lowest overall taxes for medium-size companies in EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), shows the Paying Taxes 2015 survey of PriceWaterhouseCoopers among 189 economies worldwide.
The total tax rate in Bulgaria is 27%, which ranks it sixth after Croatia (18.8%), Luxembourg (20.2%), Cyprus (23.2%), Ireland (25.9%) and Denmark (26%).
Refugees in Bulgaria 'Segregated Like Roma'
Refugees living in Bulgaria are segregated like the local Roma population and do not wish to learn Bulgarian, the Bulgarian Refugee Agency (DAB)'s Chairman Nikolay Chirpanliev has said.
Bulgaria's Minimum Wage Remains BGN 340 Next Year
The minimum monthly wage in Bulgaria will remain BGN 340 next year, the head of the interim parliamentary committee on budget and finance Menda Stoyanova told journalists.
Bulgaria Plans to Reintroduce 10% Bank Deposit Interest Tax
Bulgaria plans to increase tax on interest earned on bank deposits to 10% from next year, restoring the levy to its initial level, the head of budget commitee in Parliament Menda Stoyanova has said.
Bulgaria’s Health Minister to Submit Reform Plan by end-November
Bulgaria's Health Minister Petar Moskov has vowed to present a plan for reform in the sector by end-November.
Moskov, as cited by dnevnik.bg, made clear that the plan would highlight spheres in which the country was lagging behind other EU Member States, including the health of mothers and children, where the mortality rate was higher than the EU average.
Bulgaria PM to Oversee State Security, Deputy PMs Get Coordinative Functions
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced Thursday his deputies would be in charge of ministries' oversight, instead of having only coordinative functions as previously stated.
Parliament Rejects Opposition Motions to Scrap Flat Tax
Bulgaria will keep its flat tax rate of 10%, Parliament has decided, rejecting motions to re-introduce progressive taxation.
Bulgaria to Grant Ukraine Humanitarian Aid of EUR 50 000
Bulgaria's government will grant Ukraine humanitarian aid of EUR 50 000.
The funding will be provided from the official development aid allocation under the central budget.
The aid aims to alleviate the difficult social and economic and humanitarian situation in the country
The funding will be provided via the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Parliament To Debate On Reintroduction of Progressive Personal Income Tax
Bulgaria's Parliament will discuss at first reading on Wednesday draft amendments to personal income tax law and the reintroduction of progressive tax.
The two different draft amendments - tabled by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the left-wing nationalists Ataka - were overruled last week by the interim parliamentary budget and finances committee.
Bulgarian MPs Pass Overhaul of Healthcare Budget
Lawmakers have approved the allocation of additional BGN 100 M to the budget of Bulgaria's health fund for 2014.
Half of these funds are earmarked for the payment of hospital services, a task for which the National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) is in charge of making transfers.
Number of Illegal Immigrants Entering Bulgaria Via Greece Increases
The number of illegal immigrants entering Bulgaria through the border with Greece, continues to rise, Interior Ministry sources tell Dnevnik.bg.
The information was confirmed by the Refugee Agency.
According to its data, the number of persons, apprehended at the border with Greece was 291 since the beginning of the year. For comparison, in 2013 the number was 31.
Parliament To Discuss Budget Update
Bulgaria's Parliament will discuss at an extraordinary meeting the budget update.
Last week the interim parliamentary committee on budget and finances approved the update of the budget of the national health insurance fund (NZOK) and the proposed update of the state budget.
NZOK will get additional BGN 100 M.