Progressive Bulgaria Pushes “Fair Price” Measures to Tackle Rising Costs

“Progressive Bulgaria” has introduced a package of legislative proposals aimed at curbing rising prices and limiting what the party describes as unjustified markups in retail trade. The measures include amendments to the Competition Protection Act and the Consumer Protection Act, with the proposals presented in parliament by MPs Yavor Gechev and Konstantin Prodanov. According to Gechev, the main objective is to address excessively high prices that, in the party’s view, cannot be explained by normal economic factors such as fuel costs, wars, or supply chain disruptions....