The new budget is like the old one, but much worse, because it digs much deeper into the worker's pocket without solving any problem. This was stated to bTV by Vasil Velev from the Association of Industrial Capital in Bulgaria, quoted by novini.bg. Velev added: "If a worker currently receives a net 2,000 leva, he will receive 63 leva less for the same own labor costs."
According to Petar Ganev, an economist at the Institute of Economics, the worst-case scenario puts more burden on those who create the state's GDP.
"There must be spending measures in the large state budget," he also said.
Increasing revenues is the worst possible decision.
"Budget 2026 is the red line and leads to a loss of trust," Velev said.
And he stated that the so-called Covid supplement to pensions continues to stand, and the minimum pension continues to grow. Thus, half of the pensioners will receive the same pension - regardless of their contributions.