Guest author: Dimitar Tomov Dimitar Tomov is a young entrepreneur, owner of a small business in the technology sector, who, like many other Bulgarian entrepreneurs and workers, is puzzled by the confusing complexity of the Bulgarian tax code: The confusion between gross and net salary in Bulgaria does not come only because of the terms used. People have long used …

| Full text of the report | In recent years, urban planning issues in Sofia have become a particularly topical and politically heated topic in the public sphere. Our new report aims to present our vision of the reforms that urban planning policy in Sofia needs in order to improve its quality …

Most economists have opinions about what stage of the business cycle an economy is in. But if you haven't noticed, many of their predictions turn out to be wrong. For example, Ben Bernanke in 2007 (then chairman of the Federal Reserve) predicted that the US was not headed for a recession and that …

On 31.10.2018, the National Assembly (“NA”)[i] submitted a Bill to supplement the Consumer Protection Act from a group of MPs from the United Patriots group, which gained wide popularity on social networks under the name “The Law on Surcharges”. Following Valeri Simeonov’s statements about children with disabilities and their mothers …

When we talk about health, does more money equal better quality? How accessible is medical care in Bulgaria? What are the useful moves before the institutions? The state of the system Questions like the above have been asked annually, and this year marks twenty years since the beginning of the reform. A beginning that is not …

This article is an excerpt from the new report of the EKIP on urban planning policy in Sofia, authored by Georgi Vuldjev and Teodor Karakolev, which will be officially published on 06.11.2018. In recent years in Sofia, we have been lucky enough to observe a visual comparative experiment between two approaches to attracting more investment, stimulating …

The love for state ownership and state economic initiatives is periodically revived. The economic effect of the activities of state-owned enterprises usually sharply contrasts with the expectations for the promotion of social justice, the reduction of inequalities, the reduction of poverty, etc. And because the devil is in the details, the assessment of the results of their functioning ...

0:30 - What policies is the government preparing for us with Budget 2019 - left or right? And what does the government's fiscal policy portend for the long-term economic development of Bulgaria? 40:10 - About the controversial reactions to the article "Who is more left-wing: Criticism of conservatives and libertarians II" and our opinion about it. Links: …

0:45 – What will we talk about in the episode? 02:30 – Topic of the episode: passive investing through ETFs (exchange-traded funds) versus active investing through mutual funds - advantages and disadvantages? 38:15 – Financial and investment news from Bulgaria - key news is the recent development of mortgage lending and the movement of …

Libertarianism with Preferences This article is part two of the series "Who's More Left-Winged: A Critique of Conservatives and Libertarians." You can read the first part here. Libertarians' beliefs, on the other hand, rest not so much on the idea of a watchdog state as on an impartial state - one that will protect the rich and the poor...