Tsvetanov clarified that awards have been received by Interior Ministry employees from the Ministry's award fund. Photo by BGNES
No bonuses have been distributed among the employees of Bulgaria's Interior Ministry, according to the country's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov.
Tsvetanov clarified that awards have been received by Interior Ministry employees from the Ministry's award fund, as well as financial aid for those with health problems.
Some BGN 20 000 has been distributed as award money after special operations tackling organized crime, according to the Interior Minister. Another BGN 20 000 has been spent on a police officer's medical treatment.
Bulgaria's government has been recently rattled by bonus scandals.
National Health Insurance Head Neli Nesheva was pressured to resign after it turned out that she awarded herself with hefty bonuses worth BGN 20 000.
Violeta Nikolova, Executive Director of Bulgaria's Registry Agency, was removed from her post after it was revealed that she had received BGN 72 000 in additional financial incentives, BGN 24 000 of which had been ordered by former Justice Minister Margarita Popova.