The first part examined the incentives driving the behavior of politicians and the "People" and at the same time questioned the idea that the "People" is a homogeneous body that thinks and acts alike. The second part will focus on several policies that have been on the agenda in recent years and were imposed with the argument that ...
More »European vacuum cleaners and their apologists
We propose something really interesting - a combination of a guest commentary by Kuzman Iliev and our editor Stoyan Panchev - in one Kuzman Iliev Europe banned vacuum cleaners with a power of over 1,600W, which became the reason for writing the article in the newspaper Dnevnik "Economics of the banned vacuum cleaner", with author Yulian Popov. "The debate ...
More »The anti-market reforms of the Oresharski cabinet – part two
In the first part of the series on the anti-market actions of the cabinet formed in the last parliament by the three parties (BSP, DPS and Ataka), we examined some of their harmful decisions and actions, including the increase in debt, measures against ERPs, the increase and maintenance of risk in the business environment, populist actions, such as the increase …
More »Along the gas flow
With its decision on April 4 to adopt amendments to the Energy Law in the first reading in parliament, Bulgaria has proven in practice that it is trying to be Russia's "Trojan horse" in the European Union. The changes to the energy legislation effectively remove Bulgaria's obligations to comply with Directive 2009/73/EC...
More »Deflation in Bulgaria poses risks only for the energy sector
Today, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) published data on the level of the consumer price index in February, according to which deflation in Bulgaria deepened to 2.6% on an annual basis from 2.2% in January, reaching a seven-month high. Maria Ivanova from Capital commented on the data as follows: From an economic point of view, deflation is a problem, …
More »Green energy tax – part of the cycle of state intervention in the economy
Very soon we can expect green energy producers to join the wave of protests against the government. Earlier this week, the parliament's budget committee proposed that revenues from the sale of energy from renewable energy sources (RES) be taxed at a 20% fee. The idea of the fee is included in the draft …
More »How electricity prices are rising elsewhere - Great Britain
Electricity and gas prices in the UK are expected to rise by 8-9% over the winter season. From the apocalyptic picture that the British media is trying to paint, one might be left with the impression that we are talking about some developing country whose energy supplies are monopolized by Russia. Let's see...
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