Balgarianovinite.com The parliamentary Labour, Demographic and Social Policy Committee approved the 2026 State Budget Bill at first reading, with 12 committee members voting in favour and six against, while there were no abstentions. The budget’s parameters were presented by Deputy Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova.
Galya Vasileva of GERB-UDF said her parliamentary group will not support the budget because it lacks policies to support young people and regional development, and because of the level of debt envisaged, which she said will require debt servicing instead of directing funds to citizens.
Ayten Sabri (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) said her group will support the budget because they consider it important for the state to continue functioning on a stable footing. She added that, between the first and second readings, the party will propose amendments on support for young families, measures to increase the birth rate, assistance for families raising children with disabilities, investment in early childhood development, and quality education.
Venko Sabrutev (Continue the Change) said his parliamentary group will not support the draft budget because it is based on an unrealistic deficit and unrealistic expenditure projections, including those related to the Recovery and Resilience Plan. According to Sabrutev, the budget envisages record borrowing, with none of the funds allocated to policies benefiting children or pensioners. Parliament’s Social Policy Committee Approves 2026 State Budget Bill at First Reading 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-08 14:49:03 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law