Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva said in an interview with Nova TV on Saturday that she will request the Constitutional Court (CC) to declare unconstitutional the method for calculating the minimum wage and the calculation of length of service, adopted in the 2026 State Budget Act.
She said her concerns are related to amendments introduced through the transitional and final provisions of the law, namely the removal of the mechanism for calculating the minimum wage and the change in the rules for calculating length of service for people working part-time for four hours a day.
On July 24, Parliament finally adopted the 2026 State Budget Act.
The main grounds for the request to the Constitutional Court are the misuse of legislative procedures and the violation of the right to work and additional social rights through these changes, the public defender said.
“What worries me most is that such a major change, which will affect more than 300,000 citizens, was introduced through transitional and final provisions,” Delcheva said. When such a significant change is made, it cannot happen without a prior impact assessment and without hearing the views of the people, nor should it be introduced through transitional and final provisions of a budget law, she added.
Four-hour employment is usually used by mothers and people with disabilities who are not able to work eight hours a day, Delcheva said. According to her, such a change requires very careful consideration before being voted on, because “ultimately, the Constitution states that Bulgaria is a social state”.
The Ombudsman also said that the change concerning the minimum wage and the uncertainty surrounding the mechanism for its determination should have undergone broad public consultation. “The uncertainty that is being created is unacceptable,” Delcheva said.
She also commented on the issue of the National Children’s Hospital. According to Delcheva, there is no clear timeline from the authorities for the construction of such a medical facility.
Delcheva added that the Ombudsman’s institution continues to receive complaints about high prices. “Personally, I do not feel that prices are decreasing,” she said. This is also confirmed by the citizens I speak with, which is why I believe the government needs to make further efforts in this direction. The latest legislative amendments included positive steps, but control must be unconditional, Delcheva said. Ombudsman to Challenge Budget Changes on Minimum Wage and Work Experience Rules 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-01 08:59:21 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