Bulgaria cuts budget sector pay by 10% and raises pensions 7.8%

On 2026-05-20, Bulgaria's Finance Minister Galab Donev announced in Sofia that pensions will rise by 7.8% from July 1 and that the government will seek a 10% reduction in budget-sector wage and social contribution spending from September 1. He said the measures are intended to support public finances and would not directly cut individual salaries.