Companies and citizens paid BGN 4 billion per day –

/ world today news/ Companies and citizens in our country paid a record 4 billion leva per day. The jump compared to the usual levels is over 35%, and for overseas transfers the growth is 40 percent.

These are reports from UniCredit Bulbank. The situation was similar in the other banks, reports “Standart”. In the last days of the year, payments jumped, PIB and UBB said. People transfer sums for the holidays to their loved ones in the country and abroad, and the companies complete the payments according to transactions agreed during the year, supplemented by the banks. Normally, about BGN 3 billion pass through the RINGS system, which processes bank transfers, every day. Yesterday, however, they were a billion more.

31.5% of Bulgarians shop for Christmas presents on the eve of Christmas Eve, and only 3.1% of those surveyed do so throughout the year. By comparison, in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, people who put off gift shopping until the last day are only between 3% and 7%. 72% of Bulgarians state that they have never used credit to buy Christmas gifts, while the remaining 28% have resorted to a loan to make their loved ones happy for the holiday. However, 40.7% of our compatriots are ready to take out a loan this year, the percentage being comparable to that in Slovakia and Poland, while in the Czech Republic only 16.6% of people would resort to credit for gifts. The most often stated amount that Bulgarians would use as a loan for Christmas is between BGN 150 and BGN 380.