Bulgaria Assembly Considers Bills on 2026 Budgets for National Health Insurance, State Social Security Funds

The Bulgarian National Assembly Nov. 13 accepted for consideration Bill Nos. 51-502-01-63 and 51-502-01-64, on the National Health Insurance Fund and State Social Security Fund budgets for 2026. The bills include measures to: 1) maintain the 8 percent mandatory health insurance contribution rate for 2026; 2) apply a health insurance contribution ratio for employers and insured persons of 60 percent to 40 percent, respectively, for 2026; 3) increase the minimum wage and minimum social security income for self-insured individuals to 620.20 euros (US$721.43), from Jan.1, 2026; and 4) increase the maximum social security income for all insured individuals to 2,352 ...