With political will, the deficit can be controlled, as it has been controlled many times.
This was stated to the Bulgarian National Radio by Martin Dimitrov from the PP-DB, a member of the parliamentary finance committee.
The biggest risk to the deficit are the actions that GERB took outside the budget rules – to increase salaries in the Ministry of Interior, he said.
"This was done by GERB, BSP, DPS, with the helpful help of "Vazrazhdane".
"While we were in power, 2023 the deficit was 2%. In this way, the door to entering the eurozone was opened", said Dimitrov.
According to him, the beginning of the sabotage for the eurozone was marked by the vote on the bill on the BNB, submitted by the caretaker government and "opening the way to the eurozone":
"Out of the entire parliament, only the PP-DB voted for this expert bill - one of the last legislative issues for entering the eurozone. GERB not only did not support it, but also did not explain why they did it. Here, neither the deficit nor anything else can hinder them. This is a very important vote. It marked the beginning of the real sabotage by the government and GERB for entering the eurozone."
Asked what the motive for such sabotage would be, Martin Dimitrov also reminded how "The Insurance Code was sabotaged by everyone, led by GERB, who did not come to the meeting of the economic committee".
"I cannot tell you what their motives could be. But entering the eurozone means not only more investment. Workers will benefit from it. Other countries with a currency board, such as Estonia and Lithuania, adopted the euro and gained a lot from it."
We should not let go of the tame, because times are complicated and we do not know when our next chance will be, Dimitrov pointed out in the program "Predi visi".
He called it "disturbing" that with the same inflation data, within a few days it was first announced that an extraordinary convergence report would be requested, and then - that it would not be requested.
"We have the chance for January 2026," summarized Martin Dimitrov.