Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

60/40 wage support scheme to be extended until September 2021

Photo: Council of Ministers

Bulgaria’s cabinet extended the 60/40 measure until the end of March at today's online meeting. In the coming weeks, its implementation will be guaranteed until September 2021, this country’s Premier Boyko Borissov announced. 

The state authorities will continue supporting tourism and transport through the 80/20 measure, and as of January 1, the 75/0 measure will be introduced for closed businesses.

"Today we are allocating EUR 153 million from the 2021 budget to extend the 60/40 wage support scheme until March, which will help 180,000 people keep their jobs. With another EUR 153 million, we guarantee the implementation of the measure until September next year", Premier Borissov emphasized. So far, over EUR 321 million has been paid out under the 60/40 wage support scheme, which had preserved 250,000 jobs.




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

EU's court lifts requirement for trucks to return to operational centre every two months

The Court of Justice of the EU has overturned part of European legislation requiring trucks for international transport to return every two months to the carrier's base. With its decision, the institution confirmed all other..

published on 10/4/24 4:31 PM
Dimitar Glavchev

Dimitar Glavchev: There is potential danger of a migrant wave

There is a potential danger of a wave of migrants, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said at a briefing after the meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security , at which the risks to this country stemming from the..

published on 10/4/24 3:09 PM

There is no direct threat to Bulgaria from the escalation of tension in the Middle East

At the moment, there is no direct threat to our country stemming from the sharp deterioration of the security environment in the Middle East, President Rumen Radev announced after the three-hour meeting of the Consultative Council on..

published on 10/4/24 2:26 PM