public finances

Author: Teodor Karakolev The topic of funding culture was briefly relevant before the elections, but quickly dropped from the agenda after the populist positives were reaped. The main comments revolved around “increasing money for culture” – as, in fact, in every sphere. (Almost) every minister you ask …

"I don't want to pay social security contributions while I'm working, and if I do, they should be as low as possible. I want to retire early and receive a large pension for many years." Although clearly devoid of any economic logic, this would be the dream pension system of a large part of the population. ...

After analyzing in our previous article what public projects were funded during the summer, here we will focus exclusively on the projects launched, financed with money from European grants during the months of June, July and August. Overview During the months of June, July and August, 311 projects were launched with …

The state likes to redistribute funds acquired from tax revenues to areas it calls “priority”. This process is usually opaque and manipulated to benefit one or another interest. There is no other area of public administration where this is more visible than the allocation of public procurement. In the structure of the Bulgarian …

On October 5th, many will head to the polls. The purpose of voting – at least for most of them – will undoubtedly be to improve their well-being, help resolve social conflicts, and redirect resources to the most important public areas for them. But let's see if the political …

Gregory Brasiger Over the past 80 years, governments have been expected to provide more and more social services. This means ever-increasing costs to taxpayers, both ours and future generations yet to be born. Since governments have been almost constantly running in the red, they have become like cocaine addicts desperately looking for their next …