Prime Minister Kiril Petkov again commented on the tragedy in which a woman died in the Emergency Department in Vratsa: “I am pleased with the reaction of the Minister of Health Prof. Asena Serbezova. She made an inspection and measures are taken immediately in all emergency departments.”
“If we had the old model, the whole country would be closed, and now there is a forecast,” said the Prime Minister about the covid crisis in our country.
“We have a plan, no matter how fierce Omicron is. People need to understand that nothing happens by itself. We called in the best doctors and epidemiologists to build this plan. We did an in-depth analysis that turned out to be that anti-vaxers are not one group, but 15 different groups with different motivations, some believe in teas and herbs, others that they are untouchable, but have one thing that unites them.
If there is no tribune, they encapsulate and become more aggressive. We invited them to hear their arguments. Much depends on their arguments. If Prof. Argirova, for example, says that there is a valid argument, we will listen.
What we have already announced publicly is that if we reach 60% vaccination we would remove it or if the intensive care beds fall to 5%. If the health system is not endangered, what is our green certificate for? These are clear models with clear decisions “, he added in the program” Since the day “on BNT.
“I was told that not only intensive beds should be looked at, but also oxygen beds. This is an argument that is not bad to include in the model. I have been to many protests and I respect this form of free expression of will. I did not go out among the people now because I was under quarantine, but I hope to have the opportunity to be there next time, “Petkov said.
He pointed out that the cabinet has been working for 53 days, but it takes 6 months for the major reforms to take place.
“We are watching case by case. These 6 months we are all working from morning to night how to make these reforms, in the 6th month we have a plan and funding can be discussed. This budget has very strong social ideas. The deficit is big, but We are making a growth budget, investing 5.8% of GDP, up from 2.9% last year, giving many businesses a chance to benefit, but under serious conditions of transparency.
If capital investment is there, we need investment in human resources. 125% of the average salary will be taken by teachers, there will be free kindergartens and nurseries. We are investing 70 million in the kindergartens themselves. We are investing in the new hospital, for it to finally happen. “We are investing a lot in human capital and there should be no people below the poverty line – people who have done all their experience and are poor,” he said.
Petkov explained that the budget deficit is so much because of the covid measures, but without them it is half and thus we meet the criteria for joining the eurozone.
“If this is the price of not having a pensioner below the poverty line, as a society we must be ready to take it.”
“The Minister of Finance said something very important. Bulgaria cannot have 50% of labor productivity and our salary be at 27%. This means that something is not going right in capital investment or in its management. This was his argument. “, he said.
“There is no ministry in which to open a folder and not see a huge problem. We do not make movements politically – we see a problem and solve it, no matter what the response. We have an expensive and a cheap supplier. At one point we say that the cheap is not we are interested and the new government comes and asks the cheap supplier if it is possible to supply additional gas through the supplier, which is 200 km away, and they say that it can, but because we have given up these quantities, we will get them at market price. “It happens on the first of January. Let all Bulgarians pay 30% more. This is one of the decisions that depended on us and we did not make it,” Petkov said.
He also commented on Radev’s criticism of the cabinet.
“No intermediaries will be introduced anywhere. The idea is to take the cheapest gas without intermediaries. When there is a separation of powers, it is good for one government to warn of the other government’s risk. There are no yellow cards. The only one is the gas bill we receive in At the end of the month, the President issued a general warning, which is welcome and we expect every movement to be monitored so that there are no mistakes, “Petkov explained.
“If the opposition supports us in changing the judiciary, we will welcome that support. We are all on stage and every movement is appreciated. Sooner or later, this change will happen,” he said.
“I believe that we and the presidency are the team of Bulgaria. I know that Radev believes that he works in the interest of the Bulgarians. We have common causes,” he said.
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