None of the 10 shops selling cargo goods from Turkey at the market in Dimitrovgrad issued receipts when inspectors checked them, the National Revenue Agency (NRA) said.
Inspectors from the agency's Fiscal Control Directorate spent two days checking wholesale and retail shops at Bulgaria's largest open-air market. The NRA says most traders there sell goods without recording sales on fiscal devices.
The inspectors first watched in secret and saw no fiscal devices in plain sight. They then showed their IDs and carried out the checks openly.
Most traders kept their cash registers unpacked, in the boxes they came in. The machines were not plugged in, and their daily reports showed turnover of €0.00.
Traders and staff who took payment without issuing a receipt will be given reports of administrative violations. Their premises can be sealed for a set period, and for a repeat violation the closure can last up to one month.
The NRA advises customers to hold back payment until they get a receipt. The NRA Mobile app reads the QR code on the receipt and lets people see how traders report their income.
The Bulgarian news agency BTA also recalled figures from Sofia. In August, inspectors carried out 64 checks at commodity exchanges, open-air markets and bazaars there and found 50 violations. Adrian Vasilev, head of the "Mobile Groups" unit in Sofia, gave the figures at a briefing near the Women's Market. The violations include receipts not issued, missing fiscal devices and differences in the cash on hand.
The NRA information centre takes reports of receipts not issued, fake payment documents, receipts with missing details and other tax and social security violations. People can call 0700 18 700 or write to infocenter@nra.bg.