Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Vice President Iliana Iotova said that the 2026 draft state budget can be a threat to all Bulgarians and the national economy, as “it only contains tables that shift funds from one pocket to the other”. Iotova warned that the budget can also pose a threat to the euro area.
The Vice President stated that nobody wants this version of the budget, neither those in power, nor the Finance Minister [Temenuzhka Petkova], nor the Prime Minister [Rosen Zhelyazkov], and added: “Otherwise, how can we explain the fact that, to date, we have not heard a single argument in defence of this budget from either of them?”
Iotova criticized the executive for failing to find a solution to the rising consumer prices. She added that Bulgaria is one of the most expensive EU Member States to live in, with the second highest number of working people at risk of poverty, and with average income far below that of the average for the EU.
Asked whether she is considering running in the next presidential elections, Iotova said that she will think about it when the time comes. Vice President Warns Proposed 2026 State Budget Is Threat to Bulgarians, to Eurozone THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-06 16:57:04 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