The parliamentary agenda includes a hearing of Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova on the state of public finances before the preparation of the 2025 budget, BNT reports.
According to the data of the Ministry of Finance for the first 3 months, the budget deficit will be 3.6 billion leva. This is indicated by the analyses presented to the Joint Management Council.
The data is based on estimates of the usual expenses and transfers necessary for the normal functioning of the systems in the country. According to the breakdown, the deficit for January will be 407 million leva, for February - 1.7 billion leva, and for March - 1.4 billion. lv.
The draft Budget 2025 will be ready and submitted to parliament by February 14, Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said yesterday during the Joint Governance Council.
The Council discussed implementing a number of measures to combat the shadow economy in the 2025 budget, with the participants also uniting around the thesis of not cutting salaries in the public sector, social payments, and not raising taxes.