Source: NSI Comment: In July, consumer price inflation accelerated slightly to 2.93% on an annual basis, from 2.83% in the previous month, according to the latest NSI data. Despite the slight acceleration, inflation remains below the 3% level it has been at over the past year, and June and July are the first two consecutive months …
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In the midst of summer, our experts were sought after by the media on topics such as: healthcare, taxes and the tax system, pension system reform, stress tests of banks in the country. The month was marked by the extremely high activity of our health economist Arkadi Sharkov in the media space. In the program "Direct" on BulgariaOnAir television, …
More »Infographic: Inflation slows to its lowest level since the beginning of the year
Source: NSI Comment: In June, consumer price inflation slowed significantly to 2.83% year-on-year from 3.51% in May, according to the latest NSI data. This is the lowest inflation rate recorded since the beginning of the year. Inflation slowed in both food and non-food goods, as well as …
More »EKIP in the media about VAT differentiation and pension increases
The activity of the experts from the EKIP continues in June with participation in media discussions related to reforms in the pension system and healthcare, the proposal to reduce VAT, entry into ERM II, legalization of marijuana, etc. The topic that most excited the public during the month was the proposal of the MRF to reduce …
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More »Infographic: Inflation slows slightly in May
Source: NSI Comment: In May, consumer price inflation slowed slightly to 3.51% year-on-year from 3.68% in April, according to the latest NSI data. There is no change in which types of goods are experiencing the highest price increases – food and beverages continue to be at the top …
More »TEAM in the media on taxes, the European elections and the Eurozone
In May, the participation of the experts from the EKIP was related to topics such as joining the eurozone, Tax Freedom Day, the European elections, social policy and others. On May 18, we celebrated Tax Freedom Day. This year, the Bulgarian Libertarian Society organized a kind of celebration of the holiday - treated with beer more …
More »Infographic: Inflation accelerates slightly in April
Source: NSI Comment: In April, consumer price inflation slightly accelerated and reached 3.68% on an annual basis, compared to 3.60% in March, according to the most recent NSI data. For the second consecutive month, the most serious growth was reported by food and beverage prices – 5.76%, compared to 5.61% in March. Meanwhile, …
More »Infographic: Food prices rise at highest rate since 2013
Source: NSI Comment: In March, consumer price inflation continued to accelerate and reached 3.60% on an annual basis, compared to 3.22% in February, according to the latest NSI data. The most serious growth is already being reported in the prices of food products and non-alcoholic beverages, which reach 5.61%, while prices for entertainment …
More »TEAM in the media about the new pension formula and healthcare problems
The topics of the participation of authors from the EKIP in March concerned: social security, healthcare, religion. Editor-in-chief Georgi Vuldjev, in the news of bTV, shared his concern about the falsification of documents for receiving a pension. According to him, there is no archival information available about what insurance contributions individuals have paid and to what extent …
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