Inflation in most of the years of GERB's rule was lower than the criterion for entering the eurozone. However, we were not ready for other reasons. We had years in which we had a hard time dealing with the deficit. This was said on “This Morning“ on bTV by Delyan Dobrev, Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee in the National Assembly and a GERB MP.
“Why have we lagged behind in the last three years is a question that you should ask the right-wing parties in parliament, because they voted for the pro-inflationary budgets of “We continue the change“ (PP). The right-wing parties voted for the far-left budgets of the PP in the last three years“, said Dobrev.
“18 billion leva is the hole in the budget, and 3% was not a problem for Bulgaria. 18 billion is not 3%, but 9%. 9% of GDP means that the state has huge problems with public finances. Greece is bankrupt with a 9% budget deficit“, said Delyan Dobrev.
“During all the years of GERB's rule, we have dealt with inflation and budgets. We even have years in which Bulgaria has a surplus, not a deficit“, he pointed out.
“GERB voted “for“ the last budget of Asen Vassilev, because the state had to have a government, and we participated in it. We as a party supported Vassilev as Minister of Finance. Now it turns out that this was a huge mistake, but my colleagues realized it later“, commented the GERB MP.
“When you talk to Asen Vassilev, he seems very confident in what he says. He looks you in the eye, he doesn't blink – my thesis is that he hypnotizes everyone. Why did his right-wingers vote for all the pro-inflationary budgets in parliament if they weren't hypnotized? The majority of GERB was also hypnotized. I don't look him in the eye and that's the only thing that saves me“, said Delyan Dobrev.