The Tripartite Cooperation Council will discuss the parameters of the financial framework for next year, BNR reported.
Although by law the draft budget must be submitted to the National Assembly by October 31, the government calculated the details of the budget plan until the last minute.
It includes an increase in the minimum wage to just over 620 euros and an increase in dividend tax and the social security burden.
The draft budget for next year includes an increase of 2 percentage points in the social security contribution, as the government has already announced. An increase in the minimum social security income to 620.20 euros is also planned, as well as the maximum - to 2352 euros.
In the revenue measures: the "dividend" tax is increased from 5 to 10 percent. Gambling operators will pay 25 percent on their turnover instead of 20. An increase in excise duties on tobacco products is also planned, which will continue in the coming years.
In the expenses: the maintenance of personnel in the state sector is increased by 5 percent. There is an increase in the benefit for raising a child up to 2 years of age to 460.17 euros. The cash benefit for a mother who has returned to work during the second year after the birth of her child is increased from 50 to 75%.
The minimum amount of the fiscal reserve at the end of 2026 could be 2.4 billion euros. The gross domestic product is expected to exceed 120 billion euros and revenues and expenditures under the consolidated program are expected to increase by approximately 7 billion euros next year, but revenue growth is slower.
Average annual inflation is expected to remain at a rate of 3.5 percent.
The trade union organization of healthcare professionals will be able to participate in the negotiations on the National Framework Agreement between the Health Insurance Fund and the Medical Union. This is provided for by changes to the Health Insurance Act, which will be discussed at second reading in the relevant parliamentary committee.
According to the draft law, representatives of nurses, midwives and other professionals who care for patients will be invited by the Bulgarian Medical Union when negotiating the prices and volumes of medical services paid for by the Health Insurance Fund.
The draft also includes changes that allow for the possibility, in the absence of an agreement on the terms of work between the Fund and the Pharmaceutical Union, the Fund manager to propose changes alone, and the Supervisory Board to approve them.
The trade union organization declared itself against the amendments and threatened protests if they were voted on. The ruling majority stated that the texts would be dropped during the second reading of the bill.