They had no other option than for the cabinet to approve their budget. Until recently, attempts were made by the government to hold a dialogue, but the employers were adamant. Their withdrawal is not a good signal. This may spread to other topics. This was stated by the chairman of the CT “Podkrepa“ Dimitar Manolov in the program “Osche ot dnia“ on BNT.
This time, the reproaches should not be directed at the government, because they did what they could. I do not think that this is the only possible budget. We were not even given time to read it. The main focus of our conversation with GERB was VAT. They said that such a thing is not on the agenda, he pointed out.
This budget will bring us spending in euros, the union leader said with a smile.
There is very little room for flexibility in this budget. Many of its components cannot be changed. There are sectors in which salaries are a function of the average wage and create concerns, Manolov pointed out.
In his words, the 2-point increase in social security will very quickly return to salaries. "For those working in the budget sector, the news will not be so good. The average wage of a worker will be burdened with 20 leva per month. That is, no one will die of hunger. When businesses received compensation, they did not roar. The fact that some of them received 6.5 billion leva in electricity payments. Everyone has their own reasons and will be right. This job looks a bit like a football stadium to me, and that's not good," said the leader of the "Podkrepa" trade union.
The government gave us the opportunity to write the rules, but we failed. We are arguing with employers about nonsense. Neither party is innocent, he admitted.