The "Zhelyazkov" Cabinet holds its first meeting. The new government was sworn in on January 16.
The Law on the State Budget of Bulgaria for 2025, the draft law on the National Health Insurance Fund, the Law on State Social Insurance and the package of tax laws will be discussed and decided to withdraw. This was said by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov at the beginning of the first meeting of the Council of Ministers of the regular government.
"This is necessary based on the picture we have from the report for January 2025, as well as the data that were published by Eurostat, so that we can make a more accurate assessment and based on the assumptions and analyses, the macro framework, and the forecasts for the possibilities before the budget, Minister Temenuzhka Petkova will do what is necessary to present this to the public," added Zhelyazkov.
There are three deputy prime ministers and 19 ministers in the "Zhelyazkov" cabinet. Upon taking office, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov promised to present a management program with specific policies and financial estimates within a month. In the meantime, the Joint Management Council has begun work, to which the urgent need for a regular budget was stated.