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28,623 people found work during the declared state of emergency in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic (March 13 to May 13, 2020).
During the last business day alone, 1,200 unemployed people have been employed in the labor market, according to data from the Employment Agency, cited by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy.
Sacheva: We are working on an additional measure amounting to some BGN 150 million.
Almost half of the people, over 46%, have started working in the manufacturing industry.
Employees in the auto and motorcycle trade and repair account for nearly 22 percent of those registered with Labor Offices during the state of emergency. More than 9% have found work in the transport sector.
There are also new employees in construction, hotels and restaurants, as well as in education.
“We will starve if this situation continues”
The NSI reports an annual increase in the total income of Bulgarian households in the first quarter of 2020. A study shows that they are double that of consumer spending.
The average income per household member increased in the period January – March 2020 by 12.7% compared to the same quarter of 2019, reaching BGN 1,712, while total expenses increased by 5.9% to BGN 1,486.
Proposal: Additional paid parental leave and higher unemployment benefits
The highest relative participation in the first quarter of the year had income from wages (58.5%), followed by income from pensions (27.7%) and from self-employment (5.6%). Compared to the first quarter of 2019, the relative proportion of wages income increased by 0.9 percentage points, the proportion of income from social benefits and subsidies, by 0.5 percentage points, while the proportion of pension, social payments and benefits decreased by 0.2 percentage points, and self-employment decreased by 0.8 percent.
In nominal terms, salary income increased in the first quarter of the year to 1002 from BGN 874 a year earlier (a jump of 14.6%), pension income increased to 473 from BGN 424 (an increase of 11.6 %), those who are self-employed remain unchanged at the BGN 96 level, and earnings from social benefits and allowances increase from BGN 35 to BGN 50 (increase by 42.2%).
At the same time, total expenditure per person per household increased in the January – March 2020 period by 5.9% compared to the previous year, reaching BGN 1,486.
The relative majority in the first quarter was occupied by food expenses (31.0%), followed by housing (17.4%), taxes and social security (14.7%), and transportation and communications (11.6%).
The relative share of spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 0.8 percentage points compared to the first three months of 2019, the share of spending on health care by 0.9 percentage points, and spending on taxes and social security, at 0, 7, while the relative part of expenses related to housing decreases by 0.8 percentage points.
Banov: the first measures are for the neediest
Compared to the previous year, the costs of food and non-alcoholic beverages as an absolute value increased by 9.0% (from BGN 423 to BGN 461), for alcoholic beverages and cigarettes, by 11.6% (to BGN 65 of BGN 59) , for clothing and shoes decreased by 17.3% (up to BGN 35 of 42), for medical care they increased by 20.7% (up to BGN 102 of a total of BGN 84 a year earlier), and for housing (for water , electricity, heating, furniture and home maintenance) increased by 1.3% (from 255 to 258 BGN). There is a 1.0% increase in transportation and communication costs (from BGN 170 to 172), while the costs of leisure, cultural recreation and education decreased by 5.2% (to BGN 47 of 49), and for taxes and Social security increased by 11.8% (from BGN 196 to BGN 219).
Sharp deterioration of the business climate in Bulgaria
According to the INE, in the first quarter of the year there was no significant change in the consumption of basic foods per household member on average compared to the same period in 2019, since a certain increase in the consumption of vegetables was reported (from 10.9 to 11.9 kg). eggs (from 37 to 39 pieces), fruits (from 11.1 to 11.7 kg) and fresh milk (from 4.1 to 4.4 kg). Reduce the consumption of bread and pasta from 21.0 to 20.5 kilograms, while the change continues to be the consumption of cheese, ripe beans, potatoes and sugar.
