The submission of the budget in this form is absolutely unacceptable, especially from the point of view of compilation, inclusion of different parts and ideology. If we go to a new vote, it may even be made more difficult. Then in 2026, hardly anyone will want to become finance minister. This was said in the studio of "Denyat na Live" financier Lyubomir Datsov, who is also a member of the Fiscal Council.
In his words, the draft budget does not comply with the EU fiscal rules in this form. "Budget consolidation reduces the deficit, and this is extremely good news. No one can explain why the caretaker government submitted a draft budget, there is no deadline for this, and an extended budget could have been submitted. However, this is also not mandatory for the structure of the state. The new eurozone rules do not mention the deficit being 3%, in order to comply with the fiscal rules, we have to lower it", the financier commented.
According to him, the forecast of the Ministry of Finance is unprofessional. "The debt will be what the deficit is. Increasing taxes is a road to nowhere. Giving 2 billion to the BDB to give loans for paying taxes is circumventing the currency board. This is quasi-financing, prohibited by law", Datsov believes.