On the first working day of the parliament after the Christmas break, the two leading committees - on the budget and on legal issues - met. The deputies submitted bills to the hall for amendments to the Electoral Code and the law on the judiciary, but did not accept a zero tax on bread and did not consider the state budget, bTV reported.
The planned order of 11 points was drastically shortened.
Unexpectedly, the deputies decided not to consider either the tax laws, or the budgets of the NHIF, DOO and the central budget. This was at the suggestion of “There is such a people“, which met with sufficient support.
The deputies listened only to the Minister of Finance Lyudmila Petkova and voted for VAT on bread. The BSP proposal was in the calendar year 2025. rate to be 0% after the latest price increases.
However, this did not receive support. With 9 votes “for“ and 11 “abstains“ - in the end, for now it remains 20 percent.
“We from GERB-SDF also have proposals, but we are putting the country's public finances at risk“, said Temenuzhka Petkova.
“It only affects the cheapest bread and people who are fighting for their physical survival, not those who buy slices and keto bread“, pointed out Tsoncho Ganev from “Vazrazhdane“.
The special law on revenues and expenditures was also adopted. However, it states that it will be valid for three months. And this automatically raises the question of whether a new type of extension will not occur – in case the 2025 budget is not adopted within the next three months.