Konstantin Prodanov, chair of the parliamentary budget committee, says he has not heard of any plan by the state to take part of the second pillar of the pension system. The opposition claims the government is preparing a partial nationalisation of the pillar to cover the budget deficit.
"I'm hearing it from you. I have no idea, so I can't comment on it," Prodanov said when a journalist asked him about it.
He spoke at a briefing in the National Assembly with Stefan Belchev, chair of the committee on economic policy, investment and industry. The two presented the results of audits ordered from the National Audit Office. The audits covered the Finance Ministry, the Road Infrastructure Agency and the State Social Security, from the start of 2020 to the end of May 2026.
The Finance Ministry will present the updated 2027 budget framework at the end of this week. It will most likely reach parliament the week after next.
There will be targeted aid for vulnerable groups and for business, Prodanov said. If inflation turns out higher, he said, there will be buffers to help the vulnerable.
Natural gas is getting 33% more expensive. Prodanov repeated the government's pledge that this will not affect household electricity and heating bills. They will not change until the end of the heating season in late June 2027.