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Austria has officially announced that it is lifting its veto on Bulgaria and Romania’s accession to the Schengen Area by land
President Rumen Radev has vetoed the latest amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act. Speaking to reporters, he said the Parliament has enough time to consider the veto and adopt the state budget for 2019 on time, the Bulgarian National Television reports.
Asked if he would accept a meeting with GERB to discuss their proposals on the motor third-party liability insurance, the president said the ruling party first owes an explanation to the Bulgarian people, while by constitution he could intervene at the final stage of the legislative process.
The latest amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act amend several other tax laws, increasing the tax on old cars as of January 2019. This is the 11th veto by President Radev. So far the Parliament has supported only his veto on the law on privatization and post-privatization control.
Full text of the President's veto is published on the presidential website HERE.
Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds, as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova.
The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva, reflecting a 15.
Every 20 minutes, fire alerts are received from across Bulgaria.
I feel no moral guilt towards anyone. This was stated by Kiril Petkov, answering a question whether he would apologize to the Bulgarian people for violating the Constitution.
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