The supervisory board of Bulgaria's National Social Security Institute has approved the draft 2027 state social security budget, labour and social policy minister Natalia Efremova said.

On Wednesday, the government decided that Bulgaria's minimum wage will be €660 from 1 January 2027.

What happened before: Minimum wage to rise to €660 from 1 January 2027

"We adopted the state social security budget unanimously," Efremova told reporters after the meeting. Employer groups, workers' groups and the state's representatives all backed the draft law, without exception.

The cap on pensions will go up from next year. The minimum and maximum unemployment benefits will also rise, as will maternity benefits in the second year. All pensions will go up from mid-2027.

Efremova said the groups involved see the budget as highly balanced, with good figures for next year. Employers are critical of the rise in the maximum social security threshold and the minimum social security thresholds.

The minister added that "you can never meet 100% of the expectations of all sides".