Vassilev tried to fake the carriers and burned Borisov for Putin’s dog

“To say that the state is not fulfilling its role is not true. What the carriers want is additional funding and compensation and it is beyond what the state has to provide as a subsidy. Are we more than the citizens’ money to subsidize of transport, but any additional request is to reallocate citizens’ funds to a small group of carriers “.

This was said to BNR by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Asen Vassilev.

He reminded that the scope of the toll system is being expanded because the vignettes for carriers have been removed:

“It is not normal for Bulgarian citizens to pay 2/3 of the money for the roads in the country. Those who use the roads more are fair to pay more. If the carriers agree to return the vignettes, offer it. Then we will see if the bill will not come out. to the detriment of carriers, and small carriers. “

Vassilev added that the state will continue to compensate businesses for the overestimation of electricity until an option is found for changes to be agreed with employers, the Ministry of Energy and the energy committee in parliament.

“Energy prices in the world have risen dramatically and will not fall soon. Electricity is Bulgarian and the premium to state-owned companies can be returned in the form of compensation.

The government can take the shock, help businesses make the transition, but there is no way, given that the price of oil has doubled, to tell businesses that it will stay at the old gasoline and diesel prices, because these are resources which are not Bulgarian “.

He explained that the excise tax on electricity in most types of production plus electricity for public transport is eliminated.

“The excise tax on methane is abolished. We will take advantage of the full possibility of zeroing the excise tax on everything that the European directive allows. Such a possibility has existed before, but the country has not used it so far. On Monday we will announce all measures.”

The Deputy Prime Minister predicts that inflation in Bulgaria will calm down, as it has already been calculated in all goods and services.

“In all sectors there is economic growth for the first quarter. There are only one or two sectors with about 1% decline.”

In connection with natural gas, the Minister of Finance pointed out that the Bulgarian interest is in the real diversification:

“Instead of sitting and swearing that we have one supplier and that if he doesn’t have it, everything will die. Boyko Borissov’s position is this – we should go and give puppies to Vladimir Putin so that the gas doesn’t stop us. national interest is quite another “.

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