Employers’ Group Calls on Bulgaria’s Government to End Social Security Privileges in the Budget Sector

The Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (KRIB) has urged Prime Minister Rumen Radev and parliamentary groups in the 52nd National Assembly to support legislative proposals requiring certain categories of public-sector employees to pay their own social security contributions. The appeal was made in an open letter, which KRIB described as a measure with broad public backing and significant economic benefits, particularly in helping contain Bulgaria’s budget deficit and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the healthcare and pension systems. According to the employers’ organization, the existing arrangement originated decades ago as a way to compensate public-sector workers when their salaries were substantially lower than those in the private sector....