Income Declarations in Leva, Payments in Euros: Bulgaria’s 2026 Tax Season Begins
Bulgaria has officially launched the 2026 tax campaign for income earned in 2025, and early results show strong public engagement.
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In the municipality of Pavlikeni, residents will primarily rely on post offices to convert their lev savings into euros once the new year begins. The municipal center hosts only a single bank branch, limiting local banking options.
In Byala Cherkva, the situation is more restrictive: the only bank branch is closed, and its ATM has been removed. Officials are in talks with another bank to provide services, as residents from surrounding villages depend on nearby banking and would otherwise need to travel to Pavlikeni, a challenge for communities lacking transport connections to the municipal center.
Outside of Pavlikeni, euro exchanges will be conducted exclusively through post offices, which will operate under increased police supervision, according to Mayor Emanuil Manolov. He noted that post offices exist in every settlement, though their hours vary, and in smaller villages, local mayors will coordinate exchanges. Home social patronage services may assist residents in special cases, such as collecting medications or handling money exchanges, although these arrangements are ad hoc rather than a standardized system.
Arrangements for residents of nursing homes to exchange their savings have not yet been finalized.
To ensure security, high-end counterfeit detection devices have been provided to every mayoralty and municipal unit handling cash transactions.
Today, February 14, Bulgarians across the country are raising their glasses to celebrate Trifon Zarezan, the traditional holiday honoring the patron saint of vineyards and wine.
Saturday will start with predominantly clear skies.
A tragic discovery was made in Sofia after the body of a newborn baby, placed inside a plastic bag, was found close to a playground in the Druzhba-1 residential area, the Sofia Police Directorate confirmed.
Bulgaria’s average salary for the fourth quarter of 2025 reached 2,678 leva, or 1,369 euros, marking an increase of over 5% compared to the previous quarter, according to the National Statistical Institute.
Bulgaria will face unsettled and wet weather on Friday, according to the forecast issued by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology for February 13
A total of 320 complaints linked to unusually high electricity bills in Bulgaria had been filed with the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission by Tuesday
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