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From January first  minimum salary is BGN 650 - increase with BGN 40. Salaries for government officials will be increased by 10%.

 For the entire 2021, funds are planned to ensure a 30% increase from 1 August 2020 in the salaries of the administrations, which are charged with activities to control the pandemic and the consequences of COVID-19.

From 1 January 2021 the minimum pension in Bulgaria will be BGN 300, and as of 1 July all other pensions will rise by 5%, as promised. This is another fulfilled commitment stipulated in our management program," said Prime Minister Borissov during today's government meeting.

"Today we extend the measure 60/40 until the end of March, and in the coming weeks we will ensure its implementation until September 2021.

 The donations for the eighteenth edition of the charity event reached over BGN 1,357,000 after the end of the traditional charity concert, which was broadcast on BNT and BNR on the festive Christmas Eve, announced the press center of the Bulgarian Presidency.

The government extends the 60/40 payroll support measure for businesses and workers until September 2021. This became clear during a working meeting of the government, the Council of Ministers press office announced.

„It was quite difficult to collect information about the work of the National Assembly during the outgoing year but it is extremely important on the eve of the parliamentary election," told the Bulgarian National Radio Iva Lazarova from the Institute for Public Environment Development commenting on what the lawmakers have done and how much money they've spent in 2020.

"If the lockdown remains until the end of January, we expect the government to take a decision and allocate BGN 100 million to cover the damage inflicted to tourism by the end of January, because as yesterday the government made a very good decision to help tour operators with BGN 56 million, now it is good time to make a decision for hoteliers and restaurateurs as well, "said for "Before All"

The European Commission has approved the costs that Bulgaria has incurred to combat African swine fever in 2020 and will reimburse 75% of them, the Food Agency reports.

This is the maximum allowable percentage under European legislation and the sum amounts to over BGN 15 million.

Today's Student Holiday is definitely different - because of the coronavirus pandemic the Students' town in Sofia looks deserted, pubs, bars, discos are closed. There will be raids for unregulated gatherings not only in the capital, but mainly in the resorts across the country today and on Wednesday.

The shares price of First Investment Bank (FiBank) fell to about BGN 1.80 per share, according to the trading data on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange.