FlixBus Expands Routes from Bulgaria: New Connections to Thessaloniki, Athens, and More
FlixBus, the renowned European bus company, is set to launch new routes to and from Bulgaria in anticipation of the summer season
Bulgarian Members of the Parliament passed at second reading Thursday the draft actualization of State budget 2013, turning it into law.
The Bulgarian Socialist Party, BSP, however, withdrew the proposal to make the budget update effective Thursday, August 1, 2013. With this, the revision of the budget will be effective under the standard procedure – three days after it is published in the State gazette.
After the vote, Chobanov addressed indirectly President, Rosen Plevneliev, saying he was hoping the Head of State had listened to the debates carefully and will allow the budget process in the country to run smoothly.
Chobanov listed "10 speculations about the update that the debates had dissipated": threat for the fiscal discipline, satisfactory revenue collection, hike in interest rates on loans, financing companies close to the rulers, inflating administration staff, increasing State debt, and overlooking social and labor market measures.
He reiterated his arguments that delays in reimbursing Value Added Tax, VAT, to companies, caused by GERB, were a stark example of poor fiscal discipline and the Cabinet was now parting with it, and voiced alarm revenues will not be collected as planned.
The Minister noted that the fiscal reserve is the indicator used by credit rating agencies, thus it should not be shrinking drastically; stressed BGN 80 M were slated for the social sector; mentioned the government was seeking ways to provide the so-called "Christmas bonuses" to retirees, and accused GERB of dividing municipalities to "ours" and "theirs."
According to him, "precisely the budget debates made the Parliament a Parliament again."
Chobanov explained the government will do everything possible to avoid a second update.
The MPs also discussed the budget of the new Ministry of Investment Planning, which was blasted by GERB as an unnecessary burden to trigger additional cost in the amount of BGN 1 M, and if revenues from the sale of carbon dioxide quotas should be used to reduce the price of electricity.
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