National Revenue Agency

As of February 17, all National Revenue Agency (NRA) e-services will not be accessible to users with Windows XP and older versions of browsers, the revenue agency recalled.

The new tax campaign begins today and runs until April 30.

Individuals and companies will be able to submit their income declarations in 2019 both electronically and on site in the relevant National Revenue Agency territorial directorates.

Those who have received incomes other than their salaries, such as fees or rents, are also required to declare these incomes.

Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency (NRA) starts accepting tax returns for 2020 on 10th of January, the agency's press office said on December 31, BNT reported.

Individuals and companies can submit tax returns electronically and on hard copies at the relevant NRA offices.

According to the requirements of the Tourism Act, all hoteliers, including individuals who provide accommodation for guests, must submit information on the number of tourists staying and the number of nights.

"The personal identity code provided by the National Revenue Agency to users is the lowest level of protection," said Atanas Temelkov, chair of the State E-government Agency addressing the parliamentary ad-hoc committee investigating the leak of the personal data of 5 million Bulgarian citizens from the National Revenue Agency (NRA), BNR reported.

The National Revenue Agency did not take enough measures to protect the personal data it held, the Chairman of the Commission for Personal Data Protection Ventsislav Karadjov said in his report to the National Assembly ad-hoc committee which was summoned to conduct an inquiry into all facts and circumstances surrounding the hacker attack against the servers of the revenue agency, BNR reported.<

BGN 5.1 million will be the fine for the National Revenue Agency for leaking personal data to 4 million and 100 thousand Bulgarians. This was announced by the chairman of the Personal Data Protection Commission, Ventsislav Karadzhov, reported BNT.

Just over a month after the personal data of more than 5 million Bulgarians were hacked from the National Revenue Agency, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced that our country wanted a cybersecurity department in the new European Commission.

He added that he had demanded that European leaders keep mind Bulgaria's current digitalization plans, but that it should expand.

An electronic register for all those who produce, process, trade, store or import organic products will offer comprehensive monitoring of organic production in the country in accordance with EU regulations, the press center of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests announced.

The head of Bulgaria's anti-corruption commission, Plamen Georgiev, resigned. This was announced by the Speaker of Parliament, Tsveta Karayancheva, on July 31. For the time being, there is no information about the motives.

Georgiev on April 4 took leave following the start of a check ordered by the chief prosecutor into property acquisitions by top officials, including him.