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Bulgaria Finance Minister Expects 2015 Budget Gap of 2.5-2.6 Pct, Lower than Planned
Bulgaria's budget deficit for 2015 will be lower than planned, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov has said, citing preliminary estimates.
Tsakalotos and Stathakis to meet again with the lenders on Friday afternoon
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis’ meeting with the representatives of the institutions will continue on Friday at 16.30.
The negotiation debate continues at technical level, said a Finance Ministry source, adding that “we are very close” but the tabling of the draft law in the parliament is not expected to take place today on Friday.
Reforms Foresee Restructuring of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry
The reforms proposed by the Bulgarian government foresee the restructuring of the interior ministry.
This became clear in the explanations of Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova after her participation in a meeting of the parliamentary Internal Security and Public Order Committee on Tuesday.
"Ministry of Finance still wants to hire more people"
Kori Udovicki has said that she encountered "the biggest problem with the Ministry of Finance, that is looking to hire more people."
Udovicki is one of deputy prime ministers in the Serbian government, also in charge of the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government.
Bulgaria May Delay Pay Cuts in Police Force, Interior Minister Says
Bulgaria's government may reconsider a controversial decision to impose pay cuts at the Interior Ministry as early as next year, Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova said on Tuesday.
Police Officers Block Traffic in Sofia to Protest Planned Pay Cuts
Police officers blocked traffic in the central part of Sofia on Tuesday to protest cuts in their remuneration packages planned in the 2016 budget draft.
The Finance Ministry is proposing to cut in half the sum paid upon retirement, decrease the extra remuneration allocated for each year in service and cut the period of annual paid leave.
Finance minister appoints the new head of revenue service
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos appointed Frangiskos Koutentakis as the new General Secretary of Fiscal Policy, according to the ministry statement.
Petros Triarchis was appointed as new head of the General Secretariat for Information Systems.
Alt. FinMin gets sent envelope with a bullet and death threat
Alternate Finance Minister Tryfonas Alexiadis received an envelope containing a bullet and a threatening note on Monday. The letter arrived through the regular mail to his office, says the finance ministry’s announcement. The note was signed by a group called “Red Faction” and it includes threats against the life of the minister and his family.
Serbia gets EUR 89.5 mln World Bank loan for competitiveness
Serbian Minister of Finance Dusan Vujovic and World Bank (WB) Regional Director Ellen Goldstein have signed in Lima an agreement on a EUR 89.5 million loan.
FinMin: Debate on Increasing Bulgaria's Military Spending Is Forthcoming
Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said in parliament on Friday that a debate on increasing the country's military spending is forthcoming.
However Goranov expressed doubt whether Bulgaria will be able to fulfill the commitment to its NATO allies according to which the country has to increase its military spending to 2 % of its GDP.