„The rich should pay higher taxes so that there is money for the poorer people.“ This was stated by the MP from the „BSP – United Left“ Gabriel Valkov in the program „Delnici“ on Eurocom. According to Valkov, there is no tax system like ours anywhere in the world that supports the wealthiest to such an extent and abandons the socially disadvantaged. He declared himself in favor of the abolition of the 10% flat tax and the return of income taxation.
The MP from the „BSP – United Left“ stated that they will demand from the formation a reduction in student loans to 3% so that young people can have access to education.
„Until the rich start paying a fair share of their money, there will be no fair state and people with low incomes will not be able to live normally in Bulgaria. Now both the person with a thousand leva salary and the banks with three billion in profit pay 10 percent“, argued Gabriel Valkov.
He drew attention to the protection of household electricity consumers.
„Until the end of the government's mandate, we guarantee that there will be no liberalization of electricity for them. They will be protected while this government is in power. This is also one of the measures against speculation. And the fines of 10 percent of turnover that the CPC and the CPC can impose are millions in fines, because there are companies with billions in turnover – are also a good form of combating this speculation“, the socialist was categorical.
He also reminded of the position of the Youth Union in the BSP for additional support for young mothers, which has already been discussed with the Minister of Social Affairs Borislav Gutsanov. He will also hold talks to have it included in the next budget.
“It is very important in the second year of maternity, for example, to receive 75 percent of maternity leave, while mothers can also go to work. This will help them take care of their children, having additional income“, pointed out Valkov.
Regarding volunteering, the socialist recalled that the first law to encourage it was introduced when Kristian Vigenin from the Bulgarian Socialist Party was a member of parliament and speaker of parliament.
“We are working for much greater rights for volunteers in order to stimulate voluntary work, which is from the whole heart of a person. And the state should become a guarantor for these people – give them three days of leave, provide them with accident insurance in disasters such as fires and floods“, Gabriel Valkov concluded.