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Mika Zaykova
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The IMF, the World Bank and the European Bank cannot forecast economic growth, Asen Vassilev can. Thus, Mika Zaykova, an expert and former MP from “There is such a people”, mocked the Deputy Prime Minister and doubted the large increase in revenues, which he is betting on in the update of this year’s budget.
This is another criticism that activists from Slavi Trifonov’s party are against the government and its policies, even though they are a coalition partner.
Zaykova, who is visiting the BTV studio, said that Vassilev’s statement about the balance between revenues and expenditures in the budget was not true.
Georgi Ganev from “Democratic Bulgaria”, who was also in the studio, pointed out that there is a difference of about BGN 300 million – the costs are more than the revenues. However, the deficit remains the same as a percentage, he explained.
On Friday night, after a meeting of the expert coalition council, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Asen Vassilev said that the revenue and expenditure side of the budget would increase by BGN 1.645 billion.
We have additional revenues of BGN 2.175 billion, which will be reduced by the tax effects – reduced VAT rates and excise duties, so that net revenues increase by BGN 1.645 billion, against which there are planned additional costs, mainly related to anti-crisis measures, he said. Vasilev.
The budget deficit remains at 4.1 percent and the balance remains. The budget is planned at 2.9 percent GDP growth and just under 11 percent (10.9 percent) average annual inflation, the deputy prime minister said.
Smart or stupid, the government increases public debt
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