Over 2 million people will receive their pensions in euros. The currency conversion is performed at the fixed exchange rate of the Bulgarian National Bank – 1.95583.
How to check the size of your pension in euros?
- Through the updated electronic portal of the National Social Security Institute (NSSI).
- At the NSSI offices – statements are to be provided.
Lilyana Samokovska, an expert in the "Pensions" Directorate, NSSI, explains that the pension amounts do not change, they are only converted.
Important for rounding:
Rounding is performed according to the Law on the Introduction of the Euro. The third digit after the decimal point, when greater than zero, increases the second by one unit.