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70 percent of workers in Bulgaria receive below average salary

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Head of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria, Plamen Dimitrov has said that 70 per cent of workers in Bulgaria receive below the average salary. According to CITUB, real incomes may rise by a much higher percentage than what the future government promises. Podkrepa head Dimitar Manolov pointed out that this country has the lowest pensions and wages in the European Union, as well as the most inaccessible healthcare and the lowest-quality education.



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