site.btaParliament to Debate on Vote of No Confidence in Zhelyazkov Cabinet over Fiscal Concerns

The new motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s government submitted by the Vazrazhdane parliamentary group on June 27, and signed by the MPs of Velichie and MECh, will be debated on Thursday. That is the third no-confidence motion since the Zhelyazkov Cabinet took office. 

The motion over what is described as the government’s failure in fiscal policy, will be put to the vote on Friday.

Vazrazhdane's reasoning for the motion reads that the Cabinet, supported by the current ruling coalition, is deepening fiscal imbalances and is not taking the necessary urgent measures to restore the sustainability of Bulgaria’s public finances. According to the opposition parliamentary group, the Government is pursuing "incorrectly set goals, based on false statistical data, overly optimistic macroeconomic forecasts, and unrealistic expectations regarding tax revenue collection."

The first and second no-confidence votes against the Zhelyazkov Cabinet were unsuccessful. The first was initiated by Vazrazhdane for "failure in the foreign policy sector". The second motion, submitted by MECh, was for "failure in the fight against corruption".