Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Employers speak out against increase of salaries in public administration

Photo: Archive

Three of the four nationally representative employers' organizations - the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA), the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) and the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) - have spoken out against the government's proposal to increase public administration salaries by up to 30%. 
"This increase is a feast in time of plague, because it jeopardizes the state budget in the conditions of suspended economic growth, bankruptcies of companies and contraction of international markets due to the crisis," officials from the BCCI stated. 
Members of the AIC points out that the increase will be covered by loans, which will be paid by those employed in the economy, where salaries are not only not increased, but are actually reduced. "The feeling of injustice remains," the AIC members claim.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Atanas Zapryanov

Defence Ministry proposes wartime HQs for state authorities

Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov has proposed the establishment of wartime command centres for state institutions . A draft decree from the Council of Ministers on this matter has been published for public consultation. The initiative aims to ensure..

published on 6/24/25 2:51 PM
The Justice Minister, Georgi Georgiev, announced plans to update state fees for Bulgarian citizenship.

Fees for Bulgarian citizenship are set to increase sharply

The Ministry of Justice has proposed an amendment to Tariff No. 1 of the State Fees Act, outlining the fees charged by courts, the prosecution service, investigative services, and the Ministry of Justice. According to the government press service, the..

published on 6/24/25 2:04 PM

Drought drives the Dalmatian pelicans away from the Srebarna Nature Reserve

Due to a lack of rainfall, the water level in Lake Srebarna has dropped to just 15 centimeters, posing a serious threat to the entire ecosystem, reported public service broadcaster BNT. Lake Srebarna is one of the most significant wetlands in Europe..

published on 6/24/25 1:46 PM