Fiscal policy

The Ministry of Finance published information on how much money the parties have to reimburse from the overpaid subsidies.

The largest amount of funds in the treasury should be transferred by GERB - BGN 5 613 724, followed by BSP - BGN 4 299 690, MRF - BGN 1 625 892, VOLYA - BGN 655 938, NFSB - BGN 542 137, Attack - 539 894 BGN.

Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras asked on Tuesday that the country's fiscal achievements be continued in order to protect the credibility of Greece's economic policy.

The interest rate on 52-week treasury bills reached a historic low of 0.47 percent at Wednesday's auction, down from 0.95 percent three months ago, Greece's Public Debt Management Agency announced.
The PDMA raised 812.5 million euros and the settlement date is Friday.

The company for biometric systems „Biodit" JSC will have the support of BGN 50 000 for its listing on the stock exgange. On a ceremony at Bulgarian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Promotion Agency, the Executive Director of the Agency Dr. Boyko Takov handed the voucher to Mr. Julian Sofroniev, Managing Director of „Biodit" JSC. The event was also attended by Mr.

The company for biometric systems „Biodit" JSC will have the support of BGN 50 000 for its listing on the stock exgange. On a ceremony at Bulgarian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Promotion Agency, the Executive Director of the Agency Dr. Boyko Takov handed the voucher to Mr. Julian Sofroniev, Managing Director of „Biodit" JSC. The event was also attended by Mr.

According to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute, Bulgaria's debt for 2018 amounts to BGN 24.430 billion, or 22.6% of GDP.

The promised plan to provide housing subsidies worth 600 million euros per year for households in distress has turned into a rental subsidy of just over 300 million, with the big losers being the owners who are striving to make ends meet so as to pay their mortgage.

The signing of the joint decision by the ministries of Labor and Finance to launch a rental subsidy scheme for 300,000 families as part of the housing program is now just a matter of days.

The e-Government Center for Social Security (IDIKA) is already running the final tests before it opens the online platform and starts accepting applications.

Bulgaria is ranked second in the European Union as a share of the municipalities covered by the free wireless internet in public places (WiFi4EU), the Ministry of Transport and Information Technology said, quoted by Econ.bg

The money will primarily in factories and, partly, in the IT and communications sector, while subsidies for international trade and the hotel industry will no longer be available, Tanjug reported, citing the daily Politika.

The report said the amount was RSD 2.5 billion higher than last year, and also higher than at any time since subsidies were introduced 12 years ago.