The summer season it started off great, the executive director of the National Tourism Board Polly Karastoyanova told Euronews Bulgaria.
Back in April we had almost summer temperatures. There are all the prerequisites for the season to continue in the same successful way and finish ahead of the best year ever – 2019.
But at the same time, there are factors that worry businesses. Unfortunately, the previous Minister of Tourism failed to secure a longer grace period for tour operators and the VAT rate changed literally in the middle of the season.
Wehave also seen unbelievably high electricity prices for non-domestic consumers. And this puts “on its toes” businesses, employers' organizations protested... We turned to emergency measures, because this greatly threatens small and medium-sized businesses.