Interim Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov and ministers from the cabinet announced a package of measures to address the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on Bulgarian citizens and businesses.
The main goals of the package of measures are:
- Disrupting the transfer of tension along the supply chain.
- Maintaining the ability of citizens to shop without pressure on incomes.
- Protecting the most vulnerable citizens and curbing inflation.
Key measures include:
- Creation of a headquarters in the Council of Ministers to monitor the prices of fuels, electricity, and food.
- Support for transport: delaying the introduction of toll fees, increasing state aid for the transport sector, a mechanism for deferring lease installments.
- Support for energy-intensive industries: a scheme to support companies with up to 50% of the electricity used at certain prices.
- Fuel compensations: over 12,800 applications for compensation of 20 euros have been submitted.
The measures are estimated at around 100 million euros and are within the capabilities of the budget. Bulgaria is the first country in the EU to begin implementing a scheme to support energy-intensive industries.