In March, the general fund of the state budget received UAH 169.4 billion in taxes and fees controlled by the State Tax Service. The plan was implemented by 101.9%. This was reported by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesya Karnaukh on her Facebook page. In addition, the budget received UAH 3.1 billion.…
Preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) indicated that consumer prices in Bulgaria increased by 0.7% in March on a monthly basis, while annual inflation reached 3.9%, according to the agency’s flash estimate. The NSI has recently begun publishing so-called “flash inflation” figures, providing early readings on price dynamics before the release of full…
In January-February, 530 payers of parking fees transferred UAH 38.1 million to local budgets. This is 13.6% more than in the same period last year. Then, budgets received UAH 33.5 million. Large regions traditionally remain the leaders in terms of payment volumes. The largest revenues were provided by: – Odesa region – UAH 13.7 million;…
From May 20, around half of Bulgarian short-term rental listings are expected to disappear from platforms such as Airbnb and Booking, as new EU rules on digital registration and data exchange come into force. The information was reported by TravelNews, citing Boris Pavlov, chairman of the Bulgarian Association for Tourist Properties and Innovations (ATII) and…
In the first two months of this year, GDP decreased by about 1.2%, but the government expected economic activity to recover soon. This was stated by Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture Oleksii Sobolev during question time with the government. According to him, Ukraine ended last year with an economic growth of 1.8% and inflation…
Polish firm Vigo Photonics, which specialises in producing advanced infrared sensors, photon detectors and semiconductor materials, has acquired US rival InfraRed Associates for $8.4 million (31.2 million zloty). The Polish firm hailed the deal as a “major step in the company’s global expansion strategy” that would “significantly strengthen Vigo’s footprint in the United States and…
Ukraine’s Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko met with Vice President for Policy and Partnerships of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Mark Bowman. The meeting was also attended by Ukraine’s Deputy Ministers of Finance Olga Zykova and Yuriy Draganchuk. From the EBRD side, participants included Managing Director for Ukraine and Moldova Arvid Turkner,…