Ministry of Social Policy
BGN 160 Million Allocated by Caretaker Cabinet under 60/40 Job-retention Scheme
The caretaker cabinet with decision dated July 28th, allocated further BGN 160 million under the 60/40 job-retention measure According to the government estimates, this will save 80,000 jobs.
Almost Quarter of Bulgarians Live below Poverty Line
Nearly 24% of the Bulgarians live in poverty, according to data from the Action Plan for the implementation of the National Poverty Reduction Strategy.
The data also show that the country's goal was to reduce the number of people living in poverty by 260,000 by 2020 compared to 2008.