There are no shortages in the fiscal reserve. This was stated by the former deputy. Minister of Finance in the Cabinet "Denkov-Gabriel" - George Klisurski. As of April 9, he no longer holds the position.
"Since April 9, I am no longer a deputy. Minister of Finance. I submitted a request to Prime Minister Denkov last week to be released from my position as deputy. Minister of Finance with the inauguration of the official cabinet. The reason is that I join a team with Asen Vasilev and Nikolay Denkov, and I think I can work best and fulfill my obligations in this team. In the preliminary conversation that we had with Mrs. Petkova, it became clear that both on my side and on her side, the idea is that I should not continue to perform my function as deputy. minister", Klisurski explained to BNT, quoted by Focus.
He emphasized that there are no shortages in the fiscal reserve of the state budget.
"No way. The fiscal reserve always has a certain availability. Think of it like your savings account at the bank. It always has some stock that is a positive number. In the case of the state, we are talking about billions. There is a minimum of BGN 4.5 billion, which by law must always be maintained. The different versions of the level of the fiscal reserve come from the date that determines its level. Asen Vasilev spoke about the level of the fiscal reserve at the end of March. Mrs. Petkova quoted the exact amount as of Monday - April 8," said the former deputy finance minister.
In his words, as of April 30, the level of the reserve is expected to rise to over BGN 9 billion. Klisurski repeated Asen Vassilev's explanation that the large movements in the fiscal reserve at the beginning of April were due to pension payments (1.7 BGN billion) and for the obligations of "Heating - Sofia" to BEH (BGN 1.6 billion)