They tried to hand us a calculator, we want to return it with a simple report on the financial performance of Assen Vassilev during the times when he was compiling the budget. If we look at the implementation of excise taxes in recent years, we see that they are about 3.4% of GDP. In the fall of 2023, Assen Vassilev was compiling the budget for 2024. Then, instead of the usual 3.4% of a share, the calculator used much lower excise tax revenues - 3.1%.
The implementation of 2024 showed that this number was overfulfilled by half a billion. I have a reasonable assumption to believe that Assen Vassilev was preparing for 2024 everything that was mentioned in the public space to avoid paying excise tax.
This was stated by former Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov on the sidelines of parliament in response to Assen Vassilev, who stated that with the draft budget of the "Zhelyazkov" cabinet for 2025, the country cannot enter the eurozone.
"I ask a question about Assen Vassilev's calculator: Why is the excise tax in 2024 was it overfulfilled according to his plan? ", asked Goranov, quoted by "Focus".
Delyan Dobrev gave a pink marker to Asen Vassilev. He noted that "the female hysteria this morning" from the PP-DB is "probably related to the fact that Asen Vassilev cannot find his 500 million leva from smuggling".
"After the dogs and those who collect the bundles in boxes are gone, suddenly 500 million leva appear. I do not associate the female hysteria this morning with a certain period of the month, but with the fact that 500 million leva are missing from the budget. In other words, excise taxes are at the level of 3.4% of GDP," Dobrev said.