Bulgaria unveils a new budget raising pensions and public salaries this autumnOfficials will soon submit the plan to the European Commission and Eurogroup.
Public sector salaries rise five percent, teachers seven point five, pensions eight.
Prime Minister Rumen Radev criticized deficits, inherited debts, and automatic wage mechanisms. Planned reforms include disability assessment changes, digital audits, and stricter gambling controls.
Families with children will receive higher benefits and expanded support for mothers. Radev stressed the budget offers no easy solutions, yet invests in people.