If the leaks from the budget in the direction of “piggy banks and clubs“ are stopped, then there will be no need to raise taxes and social security contributions. This thesis was expressed to journalists on the sidelines of the parliament by the leader of “We continue the change“ Assen Vassilev.
“There is a clear plan, we presented one, employers also offer an alternative. They are generally similar and can be summarized in one sentence – "The money for the piggy banks is stopped, the money for the clubs is stopped and neither taxes nor social security should be raised," Vassilev commented on the budget.
“We see a huge rush and an attempt to impose the most disastrous budget for the last 25 years with the largest increase in data since Zhan Videnov. Yesterday, at the budget committee, not a single GERB MP spoke out to defend the budget. I understand them to some extent, because GERB is in the role of Peevski's tax collector, not a right-wing party. It is absolutely scandalous and disastrous if this budget is adopted in its current form“, Assen Vassilev is categorical.
According to him, in its current form, the budget stops one of the engines of the economy, which is investments. With a "dividend" tax, all companies will withdraw the investments already made this year. “The other engine of the economy, which is consumption, is also stopping, because no company in the private sector will increase salaries by reaching in and taking their money for additional taxes and social security contributions“, the chairman of the PP warns.
Vassilev is convinced that this can be prevented: “There is a clear plan, we presented one, the employers presented another alternative. They are generally similar and can be summarized in one sentence - money for piggy banks is stopped, money for clubs is stopped and neither taxes nor social security contributions should be raised“.
He spoke to journalists after the chairman's council, convened before the parliament session on the budget. Yesterday, deputies from the budget committee to the parliament adopted the three main budgets - the Health Fund, the state social security and the state - on first reading.