"Putting ceilings on prices does not work well, I am not a supporter of this, but practice has also proven it. It leads to shortages, and when you free the prices - they skyrocket. ... We are sure that there are things that do not are OK in the system". 

This was stated in the "Nedelya 150" program of the BNR by the acting Minister of Economy, Nikola Stoyanov

Nikola Stoyanov was born in 1976 in Sofia.

Graduated in Law at Sofia University.

The market price index in the country rose by 0.34 percent this week

He emphasized that "the struggle to improve the lives of Bulgarians" is the goal of the second mandate of the caretaker government of Galab Donev.

"We will work to have an electronic platform to inform citizens. To see importer price, wholesale price and store price. I hope that retail chains will be partners with us on this platform. The market is competitive, there are many players and we will we rely on competition to tame prices and bring them down. But we need to show citizens what the realities are so that competition can intensify." 

Minister Nikola Stoyanov

Nikola Stoyanov was born in 1976 in Sofia.

Graduated from "Law" at the University of Sofia, emphasized that control should be strengthened.

Prices of staple foods will drop very soon

According to him, only wholesale prices have decreased, but not retail prices:

"My personal forecast is that there will be a downward trend in food prices. Our ambitious goal is for April-May inflation in Bulgaria to be single-digit."

Regarding the criminal procedure that the EC started against Bulgaria for the state's assistance of 25 cents to citizens when buying fuel from a gas station, the Minister of Economy commented that the government "struggles to avoid the financial sanction" for this and indicated that this measure was adopted "to support the sales of Lukoil".

How will the high prices in the shops be brought down?

When asked why the excess profit was not also taxed on the arms industry, as it is in the energy sector, Nikola Stoyanov

Nikola Stoyanov was born in 1976 in Sofia.

Graduated in Law at Sofia University answered:

"Now is the time to reinvest the profits and modernize our military industry and move to NATO standards to have a future and sustainability." 

"Any measure in the fight against corruption is welcome, because foreign investors are looking at this", this is how the acting Minister of Economy commented on the newly sanctioned Bulgarians on the "Magnitsky" list and added:

"The official government supports all the measures and we thank the partners. It is a pity that we need help from outside, and our bodies are not able to cope on their own".

Nikola Stoyanov