site.btaCC-DB Request Extraordinary Sitting of Parliament

The coalition "Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" (CC-DB) submitted a request to convene an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly on May 15 to take a decision and oblige the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) and the government to implement the budget as written and voted by the Denkov cabinet. This was announced by the press centre of the coalition.

CC-DB pointed out that the request was submitted after the attempt of the caretaker cabinet to reduce the increase in pensions to 10%, citing a draft report of the Supervisory Board of the NSSI. The budgeted increase in pensions from July 1 was for 11%, they added.

The coalition wants to have a hearing of caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev in Parliament on the matter.

Glavchev told a news briefing on Monday that the representatives of the executive branch of government will vote in favour of a proposal by caretaker Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivaylo Ivanov on a 11% increase of pensions during the Tuesday meeting of the Supervisory Board of the NSSI.