Delyan Peevski, the past is over, I suggest we talk about the future and how the state can move forward, how to continue the economic model with which economy, incomes, business have moved forward. People's representative from – Democratic Bulgaria” and former finance minister Asen Vasilev told journalists.
In connection with the statement of the chairman of the DPS Delyan Peevski from this morning that he will also send records to the investigative bodies together with the already submitted report of the temporary commission to investigate the corruption practices in the “Customs” Agency, Asen Vassilev replied: „ He can send what he wants, there is no problem for the prosecution to rule”.
Asen Vasilev also commented on the position of the MPs who declared for the unity of the DPS under the leadership of the honorary chairman Ahmed Dogan, who announced as a “personal vendetta” the decisions of the Council of Ministers from yesterday to replace the regional governors of Smolyan and Kardzhali. “I am glad that three months later, they have seen through it,”, Vassilev said.
„What we did for years – to have a maximum threshold on the price of electricity for businesses so that peak prices on the exchange cannot be reflected as inflation should continue. The entire National Assembly has already realized it. You know what a battle it was at the time of the adoption of the 2024 budget to have this remain as a transitional and final provision. Unfortunately, we also see steps being taken backwards. The official cabinet has canceled the interdepartmental council, which, together with the Ministry of Justice, oversees and gives instructions on the international cases that Bulgaria conducts. This was done so that there is transparency in the selection of law firms and there is transparency in how cases are conducted. Second – to have a clear regulation of the maximum fees that law firms can receive. This has now been cancelled. One person alone in one directorate will have to decide which office for what remuneration, for example, to lead the case for “Nexo”, Vassilev also commented.
„What is being heard is that instead of an open procedure with a remuneration ceiling, the office will now be allowed to operate without a remuneration ceiling. It is clear what it will lead to – more fees we have to pay. Such outrages must be stopped every day, he added.
„We see a discussion in parliament right now about another outrage that we tried to stop administratively, now we will close it legislatively – the draining of the social system through the unemployment funds. People go, register sometimes even fictitiously, in France or another western country, then come and tap the unemployment funds in Bulgaria,”, Asen Vassilev also told journalists in the parliament.