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Parties in governing coalition disagree over VAT in tourist sector

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The ruling parties in Bulgaria's government did not reach agreement on reducing VAT in tourism and the restaurant sector.  There is no reason to reduce VAT amidst the current crisis and the state budget cannot afford it, GERB members said. We promised before the elections that we would not change the taxes, Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev said

The government program does not state that there will also be a coronavirus, the Deputy Prime Minister Krasimir Karakachanov from VMRO party retorted. He added that if the according to experts the measure was not positive, it would not be adopted. 
The leftist opposition party BSP also proposed reducing the VAT on foods and medicines from 20 to 9%.



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