There may be some technical problems in the first months, because the information campaign carried out by the current government was supposed to answer the specific fears and questions of the people, and this did not happen. This period will pass and the euro will be a serious plus for Bulgaria. This was said in the program "Denyat na zivo" on NovaNews by the MP from "Prodluzhava samstva-Democratic Bulgaria" Martin Dimitrov, quoted by novini.bg.
Especially for prices, the current government made several very stupid mistakes. With the Euro law, it created stupid incentives for raising prices even before the Eurozone, and business was threatened by unclearly justified inspections. When fear is created in business, it leads to raising prices. This was created here because of the lack of thoughtfulness of the authorities. By creating fear and bullying over business, they achieved the opposite effect, Dimitrov said.
Everywhere where the Euro was introduced, the impact on inflation was below 1%. These are the facts from Eurostat reports. Calm and competition lower prices, while bullying and pressure raise prices. The pressure created by the left-wing government raised prices, he added.
The position of the employers on budget issues, who demanded reforms, is correct. The compromise on indexing wages to inflation was adopted to calm tensions and for a better development of the political situation. The increase is less than the nominal growth of the economy. There will also be such an increase in revenues. This proposal is made so that it is possible, so as not to create difficulties. If the revenue administrations do their job, only the nominal growth will be enough to provide the funds for the increase, the MP from "Continuing Change-Democratic Bulgaria" pointed out.
These people (the "Zhelyazkov" cabinet – b.r.) had planned to take on 20 billion in debt with the budget, the deficit was omitted - what do you need such a budget for? We saved the country from a debt spiral and entering a Romanian and Greek scenario. The extension law is a much smaller risk than what these people were going to do. When we were in power, budget policy was under control, emphasized Martin Dimitrov.
We want an account of what the government spent in resignation, because I have concerns that a great orgy has begun there, he specified.
In response to a question whether the Continuing Change-Democratic Bulgaria party would govern together with GERB after the elections, Dimitrov commented: "Borisov and Peevski created this government, which is a complete failure, so we cannot govern with them. In addition, we saw the huge protests in which a young generation joined, which demanded faster development, to stop the disgusting corruption practices, for Bulgaria to be in the heart of Europe. This includes getting Bulgaria out of the swamp. It is very important to have a high voter turnout in the upcoming elections. We will do everything possible to win these elections, we are categorically playing for first place. This model has failed and there must be a huge change in Bulgaria."
In the last year, both GERB and "New Beginning" have turned out to be left-wing parties. The masks have fallen. As of this year, GERB and "New Beginning" are in the socialist camp. This raises the huge question of having a strong right-wing space in Bulgaria and the role of "Democratic Bulgaria".