The People's Representative from "Vazrazhdane" Tsoncho Ganev accused the government of manipulating fiscal and inflation data in order to ensure Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone. At a briefing in the National Assembly, he emphasized the drastic discrepancy between official statistics and the real prices observed by Bulgarians.
"The topic of today's briefing is extremely important. It concerns not only the coming years, but the coming generations in Bulgaria," Ganev said, recalling that 604,000 Bulgarian citizens were ignored and deprived of the right to a referendum on the euro.
The People's Representative pointed to the contradiction between the data of the various institutions as the main evidence. "Yesterday on air, the head of the National Revenue Agency stated categorically that there has been a 40% increase in prices for the small consumer basket. At the same time, the National Statistical Institute claims that inflation is 0%. This is not just a discrepancy, this is absurd," he emphasized.
Ganev cited a recent publication in the international publication Politico, in which Bulgaria is listed as a country manipulating its fiscal reports. "A crushing analysis for the ruling party by one of the EU officials - Politico - has been published, which directly states that there is falsification of budget data, official inflation and certain prices that the state controls, including in healthcare," he stated.
The MP from "Vazrazhdane" drew a parallel with the Greek case, warning about the consequences of such practices. "I will remind you that it was precisely because of such data that Greece entered and a few years later the head of their statistics was convicted. Because of a lie. Exactly such a lie is happening in our country," said Ganev.
He added that the country's economic situation is no longer just alarming, but threatening, pointing to the presence of a budget deficit and the inability to meet planned revenues.
"Vazrazhdane" announced that for nearly two months it has been insisting on convening a debate and submitting a vote of no confidence in the government due to a breakdown in the management of public finances. "Unfortunately, only we from Vazrazhdane have signed it. The parties that declared themselves as the opposition in the person of Velichie and Mech refuse to support it," Ganev announced.
The party will send official letters to the parliamentary groups of "Velichie" and "Mech" with a call to join the initiative for a vote of no confidence. "We are counting on support so that we can bring this topic to the National Assembly. Financial stability, revenue non-fulfillment and the discrepancy between reality and statistics must be addressed," the MP emphasized.
Ganev concluded with a warning: "Because when the data lies, all Bulgarian citizens pay the consequences."