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Economist: It's time for the budget to become public

According to him, 3% additional insurance, with an average salary of 2,300 BGN, is 70 BGN from the pocket of each taxpayer per month

Nov 12, 2024 21:58 80

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It is time to publish what have as a draft of the budget, regardless of whether they have arguments for the exact day on which it should be submitted to the National Assembly. It should be made public. A bit of “rumor management” ensued. Let them just, even tomorrow if they want, publish the budget so that I know what we are discussing. This was stated in the bTV studio by the senior researcher at the Institute of Market Economy Petar Ganev.

„There must be policy and direction – some anchor in this budget. If we see what is stopping our economy – firstly economic and political uncertainty, secondly lack of personnel, thirdly – lack of sufficient investment”, added the economist.

„We cannot fix the political mess. But what we can do through the budget is to somehow stimulate the earthquake and investment. This will not happen if, for example, this idea of increasing the insurance burden is adopted. This means the biggest, perhaps, increase in taxes in the last 15 years”, he explained.

In his words, 3% additional insurance, with an average salary of BGN 2,300, is BGN 70 from the pocket of each taxpayer per month.

„This money will not go to better health care, nor higher pensions. What we see is that he will go to the Ministry of Interior for salaries. This is the truth," said Petar Ganev.