Unions, employers and the government are meeting today at 11:00 for an extra session of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NSTS). They will discuss the draft 2027 state budget and the draft budgets of the National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) and the state social insurance fund (DOO), the government press office said.

On Friday, 6 November, the Finance Ministry posted the draft state budget law on its website. It also published the updated medium-term forecast for 2027–2029, which is part of the explanatory notes to the bill. Prime minister Radev and deputy prime minister and finance minister Galab Donev presented the main figures of the financial framework at the University of National and World Economy (UNWE).

The previous development: Radev: 2027 budget to be submitted to parliament in the coming days

The supervisory board of the NZOK approved the fund's draft budget this week. Its head, Dr Vladimir Daskalov, said the total is close to €5.68bn, and the health insurance contribution stays at 8%.

The supervisory board of the National Social Security Institute (NOI) also approved the DOO budget. It stands at €16.5bn, social minister Natalia Efremova told journalists, and €14bn of it is for pensions.