site.btaParliament to Debate Second Reading Amendments to Public Social Insurance Budget Act

On Friday, Parliament will debate second reading amendments to the Public Social Insurance Budget Act, which provide for Easter supplements for pensioners below the poverty line. The amendments were tabled by GERB-UDF MP Denitsa Sacheva and Movement for Rights and Freedoms deputy floor leader Yordan Tsonev.

The draft amendments, approved by Parliament on first reading, provide for a one-off supplement of BGN 75 for the poorest pensioners. The measure will likely cost around BGN 40 million and cover 534,000 pensioners.