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"We are seeking [to collect BGN] 1.5-1.6 B. Everybody who hinders me in this - this is what their fate is like."
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov explaining the decision to dismiss 25 border police officers on Tuesday.
Borisov has recently pledged to boost revenues at the customs agency, first threatening the agency to merge it with the National Revenue Agency (NRA, in charge of tax collection) and later praising the customs office for its "more efficient" work over the past weeks.
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