Former Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borissov has slightly increased his savings compared to 2019, while other members of the previous cabinet have increased their deposits or bought new cars. The property status of some of the ministers in the caretaker cabinet is also impressive – the Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov has declared several properties in Sofia, Nessebar and the village of Anton, and the Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov has bought a car for BGN 60,000 and has declared more than one million BGN abroad. This shows a reference in the declarations submitted to the Commission for confiscation of illegally acquired property and conflict of interest for 2020. The register is available on the website of the commission. More about the individual ministers below, and in the coming days you will read about the property status of the representatives of the judiciary, Dnevnik reported.
Almost at the same time every year
Every year, people holding senior government positions must submit declarations of their property status by May 15 – for the previous calendar year. Within two months, the commission, headed by former Chief Prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov, is committed to publishing the declarations on its website, as well as a list of those who have not filed.
According to information from the commission’s website dated July 28, for the first six months of 2021, 533 persons holding senior public positions did not submit declarations of property and interests or submitted them outside the established deadlines. “For 243 of them, a decision was made to carry out an inspection to establish illegally acquired property. For the rest, it was found that the delay was due to objective impossibility (mainly health problems or the pandemic situation related to COVID-19).” , became known from the message. 100 acts for administrative violations were drawn up, 51 penal decrees were issued, and in 14 of the cases a fine in the total amount of BGN 21,000 was paid.
The declarations of the deputies – later
The declarations of the deputies from the 44th, 45th and 46th National Assembly will be published simultaneously, after the expiration of the terms for the MPs from the 46th National Assembly. “The publication will be made in this way due to the large number of taxpayers who have been elected to both the 44th National Assembly and the 45th National Assembly and are currently members of the 46th National Assembly, as well as the large number of declarations submitted. of them in compliance with the requirements of the current law (annual and final for the 44th National Assembly, introductory and final for the 45th National Assembly and introductory for the 46th National Assembly “, specified by the commission.
New apartment for Kostadin Angelov, Kralev – with nearly 400 thousand levs
In 2020, Boyko Borissov has increased his savings compared to the previous year, according to a reference in the register of KPKONPI. His available funds have increased to BGN 184 thousand, while in 2019 they were nearly BGN 117 thousand. The amount in his bank deposit has not changed since 2018 and continues to be nearly BGN 190 thousand.
In addition, the declaration under Art. 37, m.p. 1-6 and item 9 of LCONPI as of the date of his dismissal as Prime Minister, ie it is not possible to compare what properties, cars, etc. owns before 2020
Former Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev has declared that he has BGN 90,000 and another BGN 100,000 on deposit. For comparison, in 2020 he indicated that he owns only BGN 38,000 in cash.
The property status of former Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has also increased – in 2019 she began construction of a house in Greece on agricultural land purchased in 2008. The construction of the 200 sq m building is estimated at BGN 262,081. She has about BGN 50,000 on deposit, and her husband Angel Zahariev has funds available in the amount of about BGN 156,000 (they have not changed since 2018)
The other former deputy prime minister, Krassimir Karakachanov, has added a new car to his property (a Toyota for BGN 15,000) and an additional BGN 55,000 to his available funds. He currently has 165 thousand, while in 2019 the amount amounted to 110 thousand levs. He and his wife – Rositsa Slabakova – have another BGN 126,000 on deposit.
Former Minister of Interior Hristo Terziiski has declared a total of BGN 254,144 from salaries and sale of property, former Minister of Sports Krasen Kralev has cash in the amount of BGN 398,000.
In 2019, the former Minister of Health and former head of Alexandrovska Hospital Kostadin Angelov bought an apartment with a garage and a parking space and ideal parts for almost BGN 600,000. The size of the apartment is 295 sq.m. According to Angelov’s property declaration, he paid a contractual mortgage in the amount of BGN 509,227 to DSK Bank.
The “poorest” ministers in the caretaker cabinet are Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov and Finance Minister Asen Vassilev. Both have declared that they own one apartment in Sofia. In 2020, Pekanov bought a car on installment for the amount of BGN 40,478, and his available funds amount to about BGN 47,000. Asen Vassilev’s savings amount to about 74 thousand.
The caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Boyko Rashkov has a deposit in DSK Bank for over BGN 100,000, as well as a credit card with a limit of up to BGN 10,000. He has declared three apartments in Sofia, several more properties in the capital and the district, two houses in the village of Anton and an apartment in Nessebar. A marriage contract is indicated as a ground. The caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev has three apartments, acquired from 1997 to 2016, one of which is in Bansko, as well as deposits in the name of him and his wife for over BGN 70,000.
The richest of the caretaker ministers is the Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov. According to his declaration, he has over BGN 1 million in a deposit abroad and another BGN 80,000 in cash. In 2021, Petkov bought a Lexus car for BGN 60,000.
Regional Minister Violeta Komitova has declared that she bought a house with a yard for BGN 430,000 (73 sq.m.) in 2021. Her available funds amount to about BGN 41,000.
In 2020, the Minister of Transport Andrey Zhivkov acquired a house with a yard in the Kyustendil region and a Mercedes car for BGN 12,000.
The Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov and his wife have a deposit of nearly BGN 230,000. His wife, Elisaveta Enisheinova, owns a medical center.
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