The rise in the prices of natural gas and oil will inevitably push up the price of central heating and hot water, Ivan Ivanov, chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission stated.
Adding to this the dramatic rise in the price of carbon emissions, prices are going to go up considerably. In connection with this, the energy watchdog is proposing a rise in the price of thermal energy by an average of 10%, for Sofia – 14%. The final decision will be announced on 1 July, as will whether the price of electricity will go up by more than the planned 3%.
To keep TPP Maritsa-Iztok 2 functioning, a decision is expected allowing the thermal power station to sell a certain amount of its expensive electric energy on the regulated market.
Bulgaria’s Employment Agency reported a stable labour market in September, with the registered unemployment rate standing at 5.06%, down from 5.2% in August. Around 17,000 people found jobs through labour offices during the month, nearly 3,000 of..
Three Air Force officers were presented with the Presidential Badge of Honor, BTA reports. The head of state presented the award to Major General of the Reserve Ivan Parapunov, Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Stefanov and Major Dimitar..
Early elections will not help anyone. If elections were held now, the caretaker government would have no power to draft the most difficult budget in the past 30 years. This was what the president of the Confederation of Independent..
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