Balgarianovinite.com After government officials have said earlier in November that no money is available for Christmas supplements for pensioners, retirees on Tuesday are closer to being paid the coveted supplements as the power-holders started looking for resources for such payments.
First, MRF – New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski said that the government must secure funding for seasonal pension supplements. Then, the chair of the parliamentary social policy committee, Denitsa Sacheva, said that she has written to Labour and Social Policy Minister, Borislav Gutsanov, to ask him to propose ways legislative solutions for such payments. Finally, the Minister said he has asked the National Social Security Institute to Do analyses and suggest how supplements can be paid.
Here is how the story evolved during the days:
Early on Tuesday, MRF – New Beginning said that their leader, Delyan Peevski has written to Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova urging the government to decree the payment of Christmas supplements for pensioners. The supplement should be BGN 110, up from the BGN 100 in 2024.
Later in the day, Denitsa Sacheva, chair of the parliamentary Committee on Labour and Social Policy, said she expects Labour and Social Policy Minister Borislav Gutsanov to present legislative proposals for financial assistance to disadvantaged citizens ahead of Easter and Christmas. Sacheva shared her formal letter to the minister in a Facebook post.
Sacheva also noted that the current system of paying holiday supplements through pensions “distorts the pension model”, as such payments should be considered social support rather than pension additions. Public debates on the issue, she warns, often escalate into political attacks and accusations of populism at the expense of the most vulnerable.
Social Policy Minister Borislav Gutsanov promptly replied, telling reporters in Sofia that he has requested the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) to provide detailed calculations on how to secure funding for a potential Christmas supplement for pensioners. He acknowledged the logic of her proposal for changing the approach to such payments, but noted that doing that requires careful preparation and cannot happen “overnight.”
Finally, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) – United Left put out a statement insisting on the payment of Christmas supplements to Bulgarian pensioners. “Over two million pensioners in Bulgaria live on limited incomes, which is why the government, with the active participation of BSP – United Left, is continuing its efforts to ease the pressure of inflation and rising prices of basic goods and services. The Christmas supplement is not charity, but a gesture of respect and support,” the political party says. Power-Holders Are Now Looking to Ways to Secure Christmas Supplements for Pensioners 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-18 16:34:02 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