The influencer Stefan Popov-Chefo received tens of thousands of leva from the state. He collected over 10,000 leva from the Ministry of Defense to promote Atlantic values among adolescents during the "Denkov" cabinet.
In this way, the ministry believed, Russian propaganda was being counteracted.
The news was announced by the chairman of the defense committee in parliament, Hristo Gadzhev from GERB. Chefo's commitment was, in addition to making Euro-Atlantic propaganda, to invite a guest nominated by the Ministry of Defense to his podcast once a month. His contract was signed by former Defense Minister Todor Tagarev.
The references make it clear that Stefan Popov - Chefo received 6,000 leva per month as a private individual, and his company "SVP 93" received a separate 4,000 leva per month excluding VAT."While Tagarev is a minister, Chefo receives thousands of leva per month from the budget of the Ministry of Defense. Apparently, the time has come for him to earn it. I will be interested to see the result of this paid interview." This is how Hristo Gadzhev, a GERB-SDS MP and chairman of the defense committee in parliament, commented on an upcoming interview by blogger Stefan Popov - Chefo with former Defense Minister Tagarev.