Journalist Ruja Raicheva called out Borisov for basically pretending to pull the budget when he just promised some quick edits instead. The guy clearly hates it when crowds turn against him, and opposition parties either backed his move or stayed completely silent. Raicheva thinks officials are trying to hide a massive problem right as the country switches to its first euro-based spending plan.
Professor Rosen Stoyanov pointed out that the three-way talks between government, unions, and business groups fell apart because that whole process was never actually required by law. Miroslav Sevljevski said Bulgarian voters spent years getting used to tax cuts and belt-tightening, and the current crew tried flipping that script by raising taxes instead. European studies show people would rather see spending cuts than higher taxes, since everyone assumes tax hikes stick around forever, while spending cuts feel temporary.
Professor Rosen Stoyanov pointed out that the three-way talks between government, unions, and business groups fell apart because that whole process was never actually required by law. Miroslav Sevljevski said Bulgarian voters spent years getting used to tax cuts and belt-tightening, and the current crew tried flipping that script by raising taxes instead. European studies show people would rather see spending cuts than higher taxes, since everyone assumes tax hikes stick around forever, while spending cuts feel temporary.
