National Social Security Institute

Parliament Will Vote For a New Governor of the National Social Security Institute

At an extraordinary session MPs will vote for a new governor of the National Social Security Institute.

The only nomination for the post is Deputy Social Minister Ivaylo Ivanov. He is a candidate of GERB and United Patriots.

The procedure for the election of a NSI governor was announced after Bisser Petkov became Minister of Labor and Social Policy in the Borisov 3 Cabinet.

NSI: Average Social Security Income for Bulgaria in February 2017 is BGN 791.26

The amount of the average social security income for Bulgaria in February 2017 was BGN 791.26, the National Social Security Institute (NSI) announced.

The average social security income for the country for the period March 1, 2016 - February 28, 2017 was BGN 777.36.

Just 10% of Disabled in Bulgaria Employed

In figures released by the National Social Security Institute persons with disabilities registered in Bulgaria are 689,187, of them 281,000 at a working age, according to BNR.

In unofficial statistics only 10% of them are employed - the estimate was announced at a press conference on creating employment for persons with disabilities.

Bulgaria's NSSI's Budget Approved at First Reading, Pensions Up by 2.4%

The budget of the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) was adopted at first reading by Parliament.

77 of the 133 MPs present voted "for". 19 of BSP deputies and 10 of DPS deputies were "against". The Patriotic Front, who were "against" the draft budget during the debates, finally abstained excluding one.

Bulgaria's Pension Insurance Contributions Set to Rise in 2017, 2018

A medium-term budget forecast now before Bulgarian cabinet calls for freezing the minimum wage for two years after the end of next year as well as increasing the mandatory pension insurance contributions in 2017 and 2018.

The 2017-2019 budget forecast drafted by the Finance Ministry is on the agenda of the weekly meeting of the government on Wednesday.

Bulgarian Cabinet Eases Access to Funding for Young Entrepreneurs

The Bulgarian government took steps to ease the access to funding for youth wishing to start new business.

The government approved at its regular meeting on Wednesday changes to the Human Resources Development Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 operational programme, which are aimed at improving access to funding for youth interested in starting their own business.

Bulgarian Parliament to Discuss 2016 Draft Budget at Extraordinary Sitting

The Bulgarian parliament will discuss the draft government budget for next year at an extraordinary plenary sitting on Tuesday.

Prior to the draft government budget, the MPs will first discuss and adopt at second reading the budgets of the National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) and the National Social Security Institute (NOI).

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