The National Assembly (NA) adopted Bulgaria's state budget for 2026 at first reading. The debate among MPs was dominated by criticism and disputes over the proposed parameters
The Ministry of Finance (MF) is preparing to take out another BGN 300 million loan. The auction, scheduled for November 17 (Monday), will be the 13th on the domestic market
After banks helped the Ministry of Finance (MF) fill the budget gap this year, the ministry has chosen another sector to help patch up the deficit in 2026
The announced increase in the dividend tax from 5% to 10% in 2026 will not only fail to reduce the share of the shadow economy in Bulgaria
The budget deficit grew at an increasingly rapid pace, reaching BGN 4.3 billion at the end of July. This is equal to 2% of the expected size of the economy in 2025
Commercial banks have come to the aid of Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova in her attempt to “patch up” the growing budget deficit
Bulgaria's pension system is one of the most sensitive and exploited topics in public and political debate. It is often used as a convenient tool for manipulating public opinion
The National Assembly approved the first update of this year's state budget, inflating the number of municipal projects in the investment program
The Council of Ministers (CM) approved the budget procedure for 2026, according to decisions made after Wednesday's cabinet meeting
The Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) undoubtedly plays an important role in Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova's plans to keep the deficit within the 3% limit
The problem with the 2025 state budget and the significant revenue shortfall in the middle of the year is not so much the delay as the poor planning
Bulgaria has already begun to reap the benefits of the upcoming introduction of the euro
Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova cited the law to explain why the ministry has not yet published preliminary information on budget implementation for May
The budget deficit at the end of April was BGN 1.9 billion, or 0.9% of the forecast gross domestic product (GDP), according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance
The size of the country's budget deficit is over 3 billion euros
